Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Helena jail in October 1901 was taken from the building by a mob around 1:30 in the morning and hanged from a telegraph pole about three blocks away. The jailer refused to give up the keys, and the mob battered the doors down to reach him. His name is not given in the account. An investigation was announced.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper report, a mob battered down the Helena jail doors after the jailer refused to give up the keys, then hanged him from a telegraph pole.
Reported by: the newspaper report.