Captain William McKinley
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Thursday, 26 May 1859, page 2
INDICTED
The United States Grand Jury, now in session at Indianapolis,
Ind. have found a true bill of indictment against Capt. William McKinley, of the
steamer David Gibson, for manslaughter, caused by
the sinking of the National Holmes and David Gibson,
near Aurora, a short time since, by which accident, a number of lives were lost.
Capt. McKinley left for Kansas several weeks since on the steamer Colonna. The US Marshal has left in pursuit of him. Capt. McKinley is a resident of Newport Ky. and well known along the line of the Western waters.