Samuel Major

Samuel Major died at the Lafayette, Indiana jail on February 14, 1892. The Oskaloosa Herald, reporting on February 18, 1892, said that on that Sunday morning he died by suicide, cutting his throat with a pocketknife. This account comes from the newspaper report, and no other source is cited for how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A newspaper report says he cut his throat with a pocketknife in the Lafayette jail.

Reported by: newspaper report.

Source

• The Oskaloosa Herald, February 18, 1892, page 4 The Oskaloosa Herald, February 18, 1892