Died in jail or a lockup
Elmer Magruder
Elmer Magruder was killed at the city jail in Higbee, Missouri, in an attack reported in the River Falls Journal on December 24, 1908. The paper says three men attacked the jail, where they had been held by the city marshal, Frank Caln. Caln was also shot in the incident and was reported as probably fatally wounded.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Three men held in the Higbee city jail attacked and killed Elmer Magruder, according to the accounts that describe the incident.
Reported by: news reports.