Died in jail or a lockup
William Proctor
William Proctor was held at the Russellville jail in Kentucky when a mob broke in during December 1896. According to a newspaper dispatch from Russellville, he was shot and killed in his cell during the same attack that took his father and brother. The account gives no detail on how the shooting happened or whether jail staff resisted the mob. No other sources were available to confirm or dispute the report.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Russellville, Ky. dispatch reports that a mob shot him in his cell at the Russellville jail during the attack that also took his father and brother.
Reported by: Russellville, Ky. dispatch (newspaper report) (reporters).