Died in jail or a lockup
Charles Williams
Charles Williams was held in the Douglas County jail at Roseburg, Oregon, when the jail burned on the morning of November 4, 1881. A news dispatch from Portland, printed in the Helena Weekly Herald on November 10, 1881, said he was lost in the fire. The dispatch also said he may have tried to burn his way out before the fire became unmanageable.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A news dispatch from Portland says he was lost in a fire that burned the Douglas County jail at Roseburg, and gives no cause for the fire.
Reported by: news dispatch from Portland (reporters).