Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

One of 2 people whose names were not reported

died March 23, 1902 · St. Tammany Parish Jail, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Two people held in the jail at Covington, Louisiana, died in a fire there on Sunday, March 23, 1902, according to a brief item in the Bossier Banner published March 27, 1902. The item describes them only as burned to death and gives no names, ages or other details about either person. It does not say how the fire started or what officials said about it.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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