Died in prison
Name not reported
A man held at Eastern Penitentiary died in his cell after setting fire to his clothes, according to a brief report in the Waterbury Evening Democrat published on December 31, 1888. The paper described his death as a suicide. According to the paper's account, he lay on the floor until he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The news report says the prisoner set his clothes on fire in his cell and lay on the floor until he died.
Reported by: brief news report (no named source) (reporters).