Died in jail or a lockup
Jerry Cox
Jerry Cox, a Black man, was held at the jail in Nashville, North Carolina, when he died. A telegraph dispatch published in the Narragansett Herald on October 7, 1882, reported that he was burned alive in a fire at the jail. The dispatch attributed the fire to him.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A newspaper telegraph dispatch reports that Jerry Cox was burned to death in a fire at the Nashville jail, without saying how the fire began.
Reported by: Newspaper report (telegraph dispatch) (reporters).