William Mills
According to the Barton County Democrat, William Mills was one of two men taken from the jail at McMinnville, Tennessee, by a mob of about 15 armed men in the middle of the night on April 27, 1896. The paper says the mob dragged the jailer from his bed and forced him to hand over the keys, then carried the men on horseback about five miles and hanged them. The account says the prisoners were overpowered after a hard fight in the jail. The paper's description of the men's alleged conduct is not repeated here.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 15 armed men took William Mills from the McMinnville jail, forced the jailer to give up the keys, and hanged him after carrying him on horseback.
Reported by: news reports.