Died in jail or a lockup
Jake Harris
Jake Harris was held in the jail at Neihart, Montana. On November 16, 1891, a crowd of citizens went to the jail, seized him and hanged him from a tree near the depot, the Dalles Daily Chronicle reported. Friends of his, the paper said, maintained that he was mentally unwell.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.