Died in jail or a lockup
Isaac Jacobson
Isaac Jacobson was hanged at the county jail in Chicago, as reported in The Abbeville Press and Banner on October 8, 1884. He died at the jail, where he was held. The death was carried out by hanging inside the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A short news item reports that he was hanged in the county jail at Chicago, but gives no account of who did it or why.
Reported by: news item on this page.