Died in prison
John Cunningham
John Cunningham was held at the reformatory at Pontiac, Illinois. The Barton County Democrat reported on July 2, 1896 that a guard shot and killed him during what the paper described as an escape attempt. The shooting is reported as the guard's action during that attempt.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A report says a guard shot him during an escape attempt at the reformatory at Pontiac, Illinois.
Reported by: the reformatory at Pontiac, Ill. (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.