Died in custody
John Drummond
John Drummond was a farmer from Brown County, Ohio, who was held as a patient at the Dayton lunatic asylum. According to an April 1882 newspaper account, he was moved during the night into a strong cell with another patient, O'Connell. He was found dead on the floor the next morning, badly injured. O'Connell said Drummond had attacked and bitten him first, a claim the account reports without independent confirmation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. O'Connell, the other patient held in the same cell, said Drummond attacked and bit him first.
Reported by: O'Connell, the other patient (witnesses).