Died in jail or a lockup
James Casey
James Casey died on Sunday evening, June 30, 1895, while held in the Oklahoma City jail. According to a December 1895 report in The Morning News, Casey and other men held there left the jail and tried to reach the street, and officers fired on them. Casey was shot and died of gunshot wounds, as the paper described the officers' fire. The paper's account is the only source for these events.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Officers fired on the escaping prisoners, and the newspaper account says Casey was killed by the gunfire.
Reported by: news reports.