1887
HOW THEY DIED
Summary of Last Year's Unnatural Deaths
Over Which Justice Hinkle Has Held Inquests
The recent sad occurrences which took place a few miles south of the
city brings to mind the following unnatural
deaths which have taken place
within the jurisdiction of the coroner during the years ending March 1st,
1887.
| NAME | CAUSE OF DEATH | DATE |
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| Talby King, col. | died of heart disease | 19 March 1880 |
| Levi Lancaster | suicided by poison | 21 April 1886 |
| Barnaby Swathout | suicided by shooting himself | 3 May 1886 |
| Minnie Miller | burned to death | 27 June 1886 |
| Mary Miller | burned to death | 27 June 1886 |
| Phillip Akers, col. | accidental shooting | 8 July 1886 |
| Lum Edwards, col. | died of heart disease | 31 July 1886 |
| Lola Brown | suicided by shooting herself | 13 August 1886 |
| Sam Brown, col. | suicided by shooting himself | 15 August 1886 |
| Dona Hess | suicided by taking laudanum | 16 August 1886 |
| T. B. Felton | died in Jones street jail | 17 September 1886 |
| Frank Reich | suicided by shooting himself | 8 November 1886 |
| E. Hernstadt | died of heart disease | 16 November 1886 |
| Richard Lambert | suicided by poison | 25 December 1886 |
| Ben Jackson, col. | accidental shooting | 13 January 1887 |
| A. C. Smith | died of heart disease | 26 January 1887 |
Deaths
Elaine
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