Died in jail or a lockup
Will Baker
Will Baker was held at the Dewar jail in Dewar, Oklahoma, when, according to The Daily Ardmoreite, a mob of men and boys took him from the jail early in the morning of June 4, 1917. The paper reports that they put a rope around his neck and hoisted him into the air from a tree limb. The article says one member of the mob was said to have cut the rope, freeing him. The paper's account is the only source given for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Daily Ardmoreite reported that a mob took Will Baker from the Dewar jail early in the morning and hoisted him from a tree limb by a rope around his neck.
Reported by: The Daily Ardmoreite (reporters).