William Hill
William Hill was held in the McMinnville jail in Tennessee. On the night of Saturday, April 25, 1896, a mob of about fifteen armed men from Van Buren County took him from the jail, dragged the jailer from his bed and forced him to give up the cell keys. According to a Nashville news dispatch, the men carried William Hill and other prisoners on horseback about five miles from town and hanged them. The dispatch reported that the jailer's guards fought the mob, which overcame them.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Nashville, Tenn. news dispatch reports that about fifteen armed men took William Hill from the McMinnville jail, forced the jailer to give up the keys, and hanged him.
Reported by: Nashville, Tenn. news dispatch (reporters).