Bias - June
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Montgomery County, Indiana Nov 21, 1891
June Bias, a well known colored boy who was raised in Crawfordsville died Sunday at the Northern Penitentary where he had been sent for stealing brass jewelry of the 99 Cent Store. June had been there once before, and during this, his second term, grew melancholy and morose, and was finally taken with consumption from which disease he died. He was buried Nov 16 at Rockville. Poor, happy-go-lucky June, always laughing and sparkling always good hearted but with a fatal penchant for other people's property. His end is a sad one and his life an example to his old companions among whom he was a leader. -- kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 16 November 1891
June Bias, a well known colored boy who was raised in Crawfordsville, died yesterday at the Northern Penitentiary where he had been sent for stealing brass jewelry of the 99 cent store. June had been there once before, and during this, his second term, grew melancholy and morose, and was finally taken with consumption from which disease he died. He was buried today at Rockville. Poor, happy-go-lucky June, always laughing and sparking, always good hearted by with a fatal penchant for other people’s property. His end is a sad one and his life is an example to his old companions among whom he was a leader. - s