Miller

Miller was reportedly brought to the jail at Princeton, Kentucky, for safekeeping, according to a report carried at Paducah, Ky., in June 1897. That report says a mob took him from custody and killed him in secret. Its date and the means by which the mob reached him are not stated in the account, which is a single report relayed from Paducah. The Holly Chieftain, reporting the same account in July 1897, gives no more detail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A report carried at Paducah, Ky., says a mob secretly killed Miller after he was taken from custody at Princeton, Kentucky, where he had been brought for safekeeping.

Reported by: report carried at Paducah, Ky. (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Leader, June 30, 1897, page 2 The Leader, June 30, 1897
• The Holly Chieftain, July 2, 1897, page 1 The Holly Chieftain, July 2, 1897