Died in custody
William Stewart
Wm. Stewart, a Black man, died in Boston in August 1871 while being held in a cell. The Edgefield Advertiser reported that he hanged himself in his cell on August 17, 1871. No official or family account of the death is recorded in this source, and the cause is stated only as the newspaper's report.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The brief report says Wm. Stewart hanged himself in his cell.
Reported by: news reports.