Died in custody
Albert Kumpkee
Albert Kumpkee, a man from Columbus, Ohio, died by hanging in his cell, according to a brief telegram printed in the Springfield Daily Republic on May 26, 1888. The telegram does not name the facility or give a date of death. The hanging is reported as the manner of death, and no other account of how it happened is given.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A brief telegram in the Springfield Daily Republic reports that Albert Kumpkee died by hanging in his cell.
Reported by: Springfield Daily Republic telegram report (reporters).