Died in jail or a lockup
Dr. L. P. Jones
Dr. L. P. Jones died by suicide while held in a jail in Texas, according to a brief item in The Donaldsonville Chief published on September 3, 1904. The item does not name the jail or say when he died. No family members, officials or other sources are quoted about the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A one-sentence item in a 1904 newspaper roundup reports that he died by suicide in a Texas jail, with no further details given.
Reported by: news reports.