Died in custody
Charles A. Poskey
Chas. A. Poskey was a manager at a bar-fixture house in St. Louis. He became ill soon after his arrest and was taken to the Dispensary, where he died on August 26, 1886. The article reports that a box of rat poison was found at the scene, and that this was taken to suggest he had killed himself, with Dora Marks named as a source for that claim. The article does not confirm that he took his own life.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Dora Marks and the article's account of a found box of rat poison point to suicide, though the article does not confirm it.
Reported by: Dora Marks; the newspaper's account of a found box of rat poison (reporters).