Barra

Barra was held at a jail on the night of Saturday, January 29, 1881, according to a short Times-Democrat dispatch reprinted in the Press and Daily Dakotaian. The report says a band of masked men took Barra from the jail and hanged them. It also says the sheriff expected to capture another man connected to the case.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Times-Democrat special dispatch, as reported in the Press and Daily Dakotaian, says a band of masked men took Barra from a jail and hanged him.

Reported by: Times-Democrat special dispatch, as reported in the Press and Daily Dakotaian (reporters).

Source

• Press And Daily Dakotaian, February 2, 1881, page 1 Press And Daily Dakotaian, February 2, 1881