Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
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. A brief 1902 news item reports that the person burned to death in a fire at the Covington, Louisiana jail, without giving a cause for the fire.
Reported by: brief news item in 1902 newspaper (reporters).