Died in prison
Herbert A. Willis
Herbert A. Willis was held at a state prison when he was shot during an attempt to escape on Tuesday, August 10, 1897, according to a brief wire report datelined Boston. The report gives gunshot wounds sustained in the escape attempt as the cause of his death. He died in a hospital the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A brief 1897 wire report says he was shot during an escape attempt and died in a hospital the next day, without naming who fired or where he was held.
Reported by: news reports.