Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
In December 1885, according to the Narragansett Herald, a group of people held at the jail in Meridian, Mississippi, tried to break out. The jailer fired on the group, and one person was fatally wounded by a gunshot. The newspaper attributed the shooting to the jailer's response to the escape attempt.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The jailer shot the man, who died of a gunshot wound.
Reported by: the newspaper report.