Died in custody
John McCoyle
John McCoyle was held in custody in Nashville, Tennessee, when he died on November 24, 1890. The Camden Chronicle reported four days later that guards shot and killed him. According to the report, he had tried to escape, and that account comes from the newspaper's source and has not been established in other records.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A short newspaper report says he was shot and killed at Nashville, and gives no further details of the shooting.
Reported by: short newspaper report.