Died in jail or a lockup
J. Clark
J. Clark died on July 25, 1882, at the Bridewell in Chicago, where he was being held. According to a dispatch in the Tombstone Weekly Epitaph, his cellmate, John Pettengill, unbuckled Clark's wooden leg during the night and beat him with it. The dispatch describes Pettengill as mentally impaired but not dangerous and says there seems to be no doubt it was a crazy freak; Pettengill would not comment. The account rests on that single newspaper report.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A news dispatch from the Bridewell says his cellmate, John Pettengill, unbuckled Clark's wooden leg during the night and beat him with it.
Reported by: News from the Bridewell, as reported in a dispatch (reporters).