Died in custody
Name not reported
A man held in tribal custody at Okmulgee in the Creek Nation died in March 1883, according to a St. Louis press dispatch citing Creek Indian nation advices. The dispatch says he had been arrested by General Porter a few days before his death and was killed while trying to escape. His name, age, and other details are not clear from the report, and the account is unconfirmed by any other source.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A press dispatch citing Creek Indian nation advices says he was killed while trying to escape, without saying who killed him.
Reported by: press dispatch citing Creek Indian nation advices (reporters).