Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man held in the Milestown jail in Montana was taken from the jail by a mob, which hanged him. The Plentywood Herald reported the killing in its April 15, 1927 issue. The paper described the mob as a few hot-headed vigilantes and said the killing was hard to justify.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took him from the Milestown jail and hanged him, according to a historical newspaper account.
Reported by: news reports.