Jumping Dog

Jumping Dog, an American Indian man, died while held in the jail at Pierre, Dakota Territory, in December 1887. According to a Vermont Phoenix report, on the morning of Friday, December 9, two guards were stabbed to death with shears, and Jumping Dog then died by suicide. The newspaper gave no names for the guards and no further account of how the events unfolded.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Vermont Phoenix reported in 1887 that he took his own life after attacking his guards, and that the account is brief and gives no further detail.

Reported by: Vermont Phoenix (reporters).

Source

• Vermont Phœnix, December 9, 1887, page 2 Vermont Phœnix, December 9, 1887