Fisher
Fisher was held in the jail in the Tintic district of Utah when a crowd took him out and hanged him, according to witness testimony at the First District Court in Provo in March 1887. The testimony came during the examination in the lynching case, and several witnesses said some of the defendants had been drinking that day. The Salt Lake Herald reported that the defense had only begun presenting its witnesses. Accounts of who took part and whether the jail's officers resisted the crowd are not given in the source excerpt.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Witnesses testifying at the First District Court in Provo said a crowd took Fisher from the jail in the Tintic district and he was later found hanged.
Reported by: witnesses testifying at the First District Court at Provo (witnesses).