Kenny

Kenny was in the custody of the Brooklyn sheriff's office when he died of what officials described as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. The death was reported as unexpected. The under sheriff said he would investigate how Kenny came to have a revolver while in custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The under sheriff said he would investigate how the man got the revolver, and the report describes the death as unexpected.

Reported by: Brooklyn sheriff's office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• The Sun, February 3, 1883, page 1 The Sun, February 3, 1883