Kirsch Kuykendall
Kuykendall was held at the Colorado state penitentiary in Canon City and was killed early on Monday, June 22, 1903, during an escape attempt, according to newspaper reports. The Rock Island Argus reported that a group of people held there overpowered guards at the wash house, took their keys, and seized the warden's wife as they headed for the front gate. The Shoshone Journal said a yardmaster shot Kuykendall after Kuykendall shouted that they would never be taken alive, while the Argus attributed the fatal wounds to guards' gunfire. The two accounts differ on who fired the fatal shot.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A newspaper report says a yardmaster shot Kuykendall as he tried to escape with other prisoners.
Reported by: Rock Island Argus and other newspaper dispatches (reporters).