Robert Kelso (died 1876)

KELSO

Posted By: Ken Wright <wright@prestontel.com>
Date: 10/8/2009 at 17:52:09

Jackson Sentinel, March 2, 1876

Tipton, Iowa-

At Tipton, a terrible accident recently occurred. A prisoner named Robert Kelso, while smoking a pipe, had his clothes catch fire. He was locked in his cell with no windows open. The smoke got out into the hall, and was observed by the attendants, who opened Kelso’s cell and found it filled with smoke. They discovered Kelso upon the floor and every bit of his clothing burned from his body, his hair and beard burned off, and his body burned almost to a crisp. He lingered a few moments in agony and then died.

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