Died in jail or a lockup
One of 4 people whose names were not reported
On Sunday, July 19, 1903, a mob broke into the jail in Basin, Wyoming, took two people who were being held there, and killed them. A county officer was killed during the attack on the jail. The Savannah Tribune's account does not give the names of the two people who died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.