Died in jail or a lockup
Seay J. Miller
Seay J. Miller was held in the Bardwell jail in Kentucky. On July 7, 1893, a mob took him from the jail, dragged him through the street with a chain around his neck, and hanged him from a telegraph pole near the depot. His body was then burned. As he was drawn up, he said, "I am an innocent man," according to one account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Seay J. Miller from the Bardwell jail and hanged him from a telegraph pole, and the article does not say how officials responded.
Reported by: news reports.