Died in jail or a lockup
McDonald
McDonald was one of three men held at a jail who broke out, according to a Sacramento Daily Record-Union account published January 5, 1882. The paper says the men took a hostage and ran north while citizens fired on them, and that all three were found dead once the shooting stopped. The date and place of the death are unclear in the surviving text.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Citizens fired on the escaping men, and the newspaper account says McDonald was found dead after the shooting stopped.
Reported by: newspaper account (OCR text) (reporters).