Died in jail or a lockup
Bettie Blackford
Bettie Blackford died in the county jail at Oklahoma City, according to the Western Kansas World, which reported in May 1896 that she died by suicide after taking large quantities of cocaine. The paper says another woman held at the same jail died the same way, and names the two together. Its account of the deaths is the only one given here.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: county jail. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.