Died in jail or a lockup
William M. McMillan
Wm. M. McMillan was being held in the jail at Martinsburg, Elliott County, Kentucky, when he died on October 20, 1879. According to a Cincinnati dispatch citing a special report from Grayson, Ky., about two hundred men surrounded the jail and overpowered the jailer. The men then took Mr. McMillan to a tree nearby, where he was hanged.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Cincinnati dispatch citing a special from Grayson, Ky., reports that about two hundred men overpowered the jailer at the Martinsburg jail, Elliott County, and hanged him from a nearby tree.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch citing a special from Grayson, Ky. (reporters).