Name not reported

A woman held in the county jail at Oklahoma City died by suicide after taking large quantities of cocaine, according to a May 1896 newspaper report. The report identifies her only as one of two prisoners at the jail who died this way. Her name, age and the date of her death are not legible in the surviving text.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: county jail at Oklahoma City (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

Sources (2)

• The Nebraska Advertiser, May 1, 1896, page 2 The Nebraska Advertiser, May 1, 1896
• Western Kansas World, May 2, 1896, page 2 Western Kansas World, May 2, 1896