Died in jail or a lockup
Olney Burgess
Olney Burgess, a man from Rhode Island, died by suicide in a jail in Killingly, Connecticut, according to a newspaper report published in April 1883. The report gives no date for his death. It does not describe how staff responded to him beforehand, and it offers nothing else about his life.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper report says Olney Burgess died by suicide in a Killingly, Connecticut jail, with no further details.
Reported by: news reports.