Died in custody
Name not reported
An unnamed man was held in a cell in Richmond, Virginia, in early September 1854, on the same day his wife was killed in the city. The Daily Minnesota Pioneer reported on September 29, 1854, that he hanged himself in the cell during the night. The account gives no name for him and no details of the facility or any investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The newspaper reported that the man hanged himself in his cell during the night.
Reported by: news reports.