Died in jail or a lockup
Sam Sing
Sam Sing was held in the jail at Salinas, California, and was found hanged in his cell on the morning of February 1, 1891, when the sheriff unlocked it. A report in the Arizona Republican said he had hanged himself during the night, using a chair rung and a strip of cloth tied to a ventilator. That is the account the paper gave of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Salinas jail sheriff's office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.