Name not reported

An unnamed man held at the state reformatory in Pontiac, Illinois, was killed on Sunday, September 7, 1919, according to a news report published in The Oakley Herald. The report says he and another prisoner tried to escape by sawing through the bars of their cell, and that a revolver battle with officers followed. An officer was killed and others were wounded in the same fight. The report says the man was shot on the prison grounds after the fighting moved outside the cell.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news report says officers shot the prisoner in a revolver battle after an attempted escape.

Reported by: news report.

Source

• The Oakley Herald, September 12, 1919, page 8 The Oakley Herald, September 12, 1919