George Baker

George Baker was held in the jail at Steele, North Dakota, in 1912. According to The Caucasian, a mob of about fifty men took him from the jail and hanged him. The Caucasian wrote that it was the first lynching in the state in a decade and that no member of the mob had been arrested. The Farmer and Mechanic also reported the killing as the first lynching in North Dakota in more than a decade.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Baker from the Steele, North Dakota jail and hanged him, according to The Caucasian; no member of the mob had been arrested.

Reported by: The Caucasian (reporters).

News reports (2)

• The Caucasian, November 14, 1912, page 2 The Caucasian, November 14, 1912
• The Farmer And Mechanic, December 31, 1912, page 12 The Farmer And Mechanic, December 31, 1912