Died in jail or a lockup
John G. Grubb
John G. Grubb, 64, died in the Decatur jail in Decatur, Illinois, on the evening of January 12, 1893. A special dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal reported that he hanged himself. The newspaper attributed his act to domestic trouble. The report describes this as a suicide and gives no other cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A special dispatch to the Indianapolis Journal reports that he hanged himself in the Decatur jail and attributes the act to domestic trouble and the disgrace of his arrest.
Reported by: Indianapolis Journal special dispatch (reporters).