Frank Dayton
Frank Dayton was held at the Utah state penitentiary and was killed on the evening of Friday, October 16, 1903, during a group attempt by prisoners to escape. The Coalville Times reported that guards opened fire as the men tried to climb the outer wall with a ladder, while the Salt Lake Herald said a guard shot him as he dropped from the wall to the outside. The Logan Republican described his death as happening in a fight involving prison officers during the break. The accounts differ on how he was killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Accounts say guards shot him during a group escape attempt from the Utah state penitentiary in October 1903.
Reported by: Salt Lake Herald (reporters); Utah state penitentiary (the agency that held him).