Tom Oxford

Tom Oxford was one of two men held in a stockade in Arkansas who tried to escape. The Madison Daily Leader reported in April 1890 that guards shot and killed both men during the attempt. Both men died from the gunfire as they tried to get away from the stockade.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. Guards shot and killed Tom Oxford during an escape attempt from a stockade in Arkansas, according to the account that prompted this record.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Madison Daily Leader, April 23, 1890, page 1 The Madison Daily Leader, April 23, 1890