Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Jandorf
Henry Jandorf died in September 1891 while held at the District of Columbia jail in Washington. A wire report carried by The Progressive Farmer said another man held there struck him on the head with a shovel during a quarrel between the two men. The report gives the blow as the cause of death and calls the death a homicide. No further account of the events has been published.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news report says another prisoner struck him on the head with a shovel during a quarrel.
Reported by: news report.