Died in prison
One of 3 people whose names were not reported
A man whose name the sources do not give died on May 4, 1883, while held at a convict camp on the Georgetown railroad in South Carolina. According to a Columbia dispatch reported in the Portland Daily Press, he was one of nine convicts working at the camp, and guards fired on a group of men who were trying to escape, killing him. The dispatch attributes the account to the guards' side of events, and no other source is given for the shooting.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A Columbia, S.C. dispatch reported in the Portland Daily Press says the convict was shot in the river during an escape attempt and drowned.
Reported by: Columbia, S.C. dispatch as reported in the Portland Daily Press (reporters).