Peter Mallick
Peter Mallick was held in the Idaho County jail in Grangeville while his case was pending. Early on Friday, September 1, 1911, a mob overpowered the jailer and a deputy at gunpoint, unlocked the cell room and shot him as he lay on his bunk. The Idaho County Free Press reported this account, and Governor James H. Hawley called his killers murderers and offered a reward for their arrest and conviction. A coroner's jury, according to the Elk City Mining News, found he was shot by parties unknown and that the officers were not to blame because they were overpowered. The sheriff and prosecutor said they were working to identify those who took part.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob overpowered the jailer and deputy at the Idaho County jail, took Mallick from his cell and shot him; Gov. James H. Hawley called the killers murderers and offered a reward, and a coroner's jury found he was shot by parties unknown and that the officers were not to blame.
Reported by: Idaho County Free Press (reporters); Gov. James H. Hawley; Coroner Blake's jury (medical examiner or coroner).