Died in jail or a lockupUnder 18
George Wilson
George Wilson was 16 years old when he died at Dunlap on July 30, 1887, while held in the city jail there. The Iowa Plain Dealer reported that he tried to burn himself free and was so badly burned that he died the following evening. The burns were his cause of death as the paper gave it, and the report attributes the account to the newspaper rather than to any official or family member.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The newspaper reports he tried to burn himself loose in the city jail and died of the burns the next evening, and gives no official or family account of intent.
Reported by: the newspaper report.