Died in jail or a lockup
GEORGE SCHMOUS
The Griggs Courier reported on September 28, 1894, that George Schmous was hanged in the jail at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The paper described it as an execution carried out inside the jail, where George Schmous was being held. The report gives the hanging as the account of this death.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A brief news item reports that he was hanged in the jail at Pittsburgh, Pa., with no date or details about how it happened.
Reported by: brief news item.