Lingg

Lingg died early on November 10, 1887, in the county jail in Chicago, where he was being held. The Dickinson Press reported that he set off a fulminating cap at his head with a lighted cigar, while the Southern Herald and the St. Landry Democrat described a bomb exploding in his mouth. The papers presented the death as suicide. The accounts differ on the device and how it was set off.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper reports that Lingg killed himself by exploding a bomb in his mouth.

Reported by: the newspaper account of the death.

Sources (4)

• The Dickinson Press, November 12, 1887, page 2 The Dickinson Press, November 12, 1887
• Barton County Democrat, January 12, 1888, page 6 Barton County Democrat, January 12, 1888
• St. Landry Democrat, January 14, 1888, page 3 St. Landry Democrat, January 14, 1888
• The Southern Herald, February 4, 1888, page 1 The Southern Herald, February 4, 1888