Died in jail or a lockup
Francesca Fraggussa
Francesca Fraggussa, 23, was held at the West Side police court jail in New York when they died on January 14, 1904. The Daily Kennebec Journal reported that Francesca Fraggussa jumped from the third tier to the stone floor below and died instantly, and the paper called the death a suicide. The account gives no further details of how Francesca Fraggussa came to be on that tier or what staff knew of their condition beforehand.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper reports that Francesca Fraggussa jumped from the third tier to the stone floor below and died instantly.
Reported by: the newspaper.