Died in custody
Joseph Haverly
Joseph Haverly, of Deadwood, died in a fire at the Yankton County Insane Asylum, where he was held, according to an April 13, 1882 report in the Iron County Register. The asylum's managers described the fire as an accident. The report said he was probably the third person to die in it, though the identification was tentative. Two other Deadwood men were missing and were thought to have escaped onto the prairie.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Asylum managers attributed the death to a fire at the Yankton County Insane Asylum, and the identification of Joseph Haverly was tentative.
Reported by: asylum managers. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.