Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
The Democratic Advocate described him as a Black sailor from New York. He died by suicide while held at the Baltimore city jail in the week before the paper's June 18, 1881 report. The paper reported the death as a suicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The 1881 newspaper report says he died by suicide in the Baltimore city jail, without giving further detail.
Reported by: Baltimore newspaper report (1881) (reporters).