Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Smith
Henry Smith was held at a jail in 1883 after an arrest. According to a Las Vegas Daily Gazette report, a mob broke into the jail, and the sheriff was overpowered but did not hand over the keys. The paper said that as the outer door gave way, Smith died by cutting his own throat with a small knife that had not been taken from him at arrest. The report says the mob then took his body from the cell, dragged it to a tree in the park and hanged it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Las Vegas Daily Gazette reported that Henry Smith cut his own throat with a small knife as the outer jail door gave way to the mob.
Reported by: Las Vegas Daily Gazette (reporters).