Died in jail or a lockup
William McMillans
In November 1879, The Redwood Gazette reported that an armed group of about two hundred men rode into Martinsburg, West Virginia, surrounded the jail and took the keys from the jailer. They took William McMillans from his cell, the paper said, held a brief trial presided over by one of their members, and hanged him not far from the courthouse. The account says the jailer handed over the keys.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed group of about two hundred men took William McMillans from the Martinsburg jail after the jailer handed over the keys, held a brief trial and hanged him.
Reported by: news reports.