Deaths in Custody
Executed

Name not reported

Litchfield jail, Litchfield

A man whose name is garbled in the surviving newspaper text was held at the Litchfield jail. A report in the Shenandoah Herald, published February 5, 1892, states that he was hanged there. He died while in the custody of the Litchfield jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news article (Litchfield jail hanging report) (reporters).

News report