Died in prison
Name not reported
A person held at the Huntsville penitentiary in Texas was shot and killed by a guard, according to a telegraph dispatch printed in the Narragansett Herald in October 1882. The dispatch says the guard fired on a group trying to escape. It reports that another man was wounded, two others were recaptured, and dogs were set on the trail of a fifth.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. A guard fired on a group trying to escape from the Huntsville penitentiary and killed one person, according to a telegraph dispatch printed in a newspaper.
Reported by: Newspaper report (telegraph dispatch) (reporters).