William McMillan
Wm. McMillan was held in the jail at Martinsburg, Elliott County, Kentucky, in October 1879. A Cincinnati dispatch, citing a special report from Grayson, Ky., said about two hundred men surrounded the jail and overpowered the jailer, while a second newspaper account said the men got the keys from him. According to these accounts, the men took McMillan from his cell and hanged him from a tree near the courthouse. Both accounts agree that a mob took him from the jail and killed him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 200 men, according to a Cincinnati dispatch citing a special from Grayson, Ky., overpowered the jailer at Martinsburg, Elliott County, took McMillan from the jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: Cincinnati dispatch citing a special from Grayson, Ky. (reporters).