Died in jail or a lockup
Passqunlo Laurie
Passqunlo Laurie, a man, was held at the Raymond Street jail in Brooklyn, New York. According to the Rock Island Argus in July 1894, he balanced on the railing around the third tier of cells and dove about seventy-five feet to the stone floor below. The paper reported that this was his second attempt to take his own life. He died within minutes of the fall.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper reports he balanced on the railing around the third tier and dove about seventy-five feet to the stone floor, his second attempt to take his own life.
Reported by: the newspaper.