Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man surnamed McDonald was held in the calaboose at Graham, Texas, when prisoners there escaped after disarming a deputy. According to a telegraphic report in the Eureka Daily Sentinel of January 4, 1882, citizens who followed the escaping men exchanged gunfire with them, and McDonald was among three men killed in the fight. The report gives no first name, age, or exact date of death, and no account of his own circumstances or family has been found in this source.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A telegraphic report in the Eureka Daily Sentinel says he died of gunshot wounds in a fight with citizens who pursued the escaping prisoners.
Reported by: Eureka Daily Sentinel telegraphic report (reporters).