Died in jail or a lockup
Lorris Higgins
Lorris Higgins was held in the Douglas County jail in Omaha, Nebraska. On August 26, 1907, the Thurston County sheriff came to Omaha, took him from the jail and started back toward Bancroft. Twenty men took him from the sheriff, carried him away on a dray and hanged him from a tree.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1907 newspaper account says twenty men took Higgins from the Thurston County sheriff, carried him off on a dray and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: 1907 newspaper account (reporters).