Cedar County IA Archives News.....Inmate Burned To Death March 2, 1876
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Jackson Sentinel March 2, 1876
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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