Died in prison
Name not reported
According to a brief 1875 dispatch in the Chicago Daily Tribune, a man held at a prison was shot and killed by a guard while trying to escape, which is the account given in the report. The dispatch does not give his name, and the facility and location are unclear in the surviving text. The escape claim comes from the news report and has not been confirmed by any named official.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A news dispatch reports that a guard shot the man while he was trying to escape.
Reported by: news dispatch.