Died in jail or a lockup
Martain Sailor
Martain Sailor died by suicide on the afternoon of December 9, 1882, while held in the Pittsburgh county jail, according to the Daily Globe. He cut his throat with a razor that had been given to him to shave with. It also does not say whether staff checked on him in the hours before his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Newspaper accounts say he cut his throat with a razor that had been given to him to shave with.
Reported by: Pittsburgh newspaper accounts of 1882 (reporters).