Executed
Jacob Bassanella
Jacob Bassanella was held in the McLean County jail at Washburn, North Dakota. On February 20, 1903, he was put to death by judicial hanging on a gallows built adjoining that jail. He was executed in the county where he had been held, and his death was recorded as a judicial execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: McLean County jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.