Died in jail or a lockup
Virgil Hurst
Virgil Hurst was the husband of Mrs. Lillian Hurst, and he left her with three small children. He was held at the Marion County jail for fourteen days, and his widow says he was released in a weakened condition and bruised from beatings. About two weeks after he was admitted to the Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, he died in 1919. Mrs. Hurst blames tuberculosis and the jail beatings for his death, and she says state officials told her in 1919 that she must be mistaken.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). His widow, Lillian Hurst, says jail beatings and tuberculosis caused his death, and state officials told her in 1919 that she was mistaken.
Reported by: Mrs. Lillian Hurst, his widow (family or their lawyers).