James F. Barnes

James F. Barnes had come to Butte, Montana, from Chico, California, where he had a wife and child. He died while held in Butte on the night of October 24, 1905. According to the report, he died apparently from self-imposed starvation, and had earlier tried to take his own life. The report also says a mob attempted to break down the jail doors to lynch him, and that this weighed on him.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The 1905 newspaper report says he died apparently from self-imposed starvation after earlier trying to kill himself by eating matchheads.

Reported by: 1905 newspaper report (reporters).

Source

• The Evening Statesman, October 25, 1905, page 1 The Evening Statesman, October 25, 1905