Died in prison
Satanta
Satanta, a Kiowa chief, was held at the Texas Penitentiary, according to a report in The Jasper Weekly Courier published in October 1878. The paper said he killed himself there. The summary of the record places his sentencing to the penitentiary around 1871, though that date comes from the record rather than the article itself. The sources cited here do not give a date for his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper account says he killed himself while held at the Texas Penitentiary.
Reported by: newspaper account.