Died in prison
Ernest Cousin
Ernest Cousin, one of two convicts, died at the penitentiary in Little Rock, Arkansas, from the effects of poison, according to a brief item in The State Republican published January 5, 1893. The item says he had taken the poison while held at Helena. It does not say whether the poisoning was deliberate or accidental.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose
Reported by: a brief newspaper item.