James Murray

James Murray died on May 28, 1894, at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Chester. Prison authorities said he ate a bar of lye soap and that his death was a suicide. The Salt Lake Herald reported that he was seized with spasms right after eating the soap and died in pain.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Prison authorities say he ate a bar of lye soap and died in a suicide.

Reported by: prison authorities. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• The Salt Lake Herald, June 3, 1894, page 1 The Salt Lake Herald, June 3, 1894