Died in jail or a lockup
Dick Cullen
Dick Cullen was held in the jail at Marshfield, Missouri, in February 1892. According to a newspaper dispatch datelined February 29, 1892, a mob of about 150 men took him from the jail and lynched him. The dispatch does not say whether jail officers resisted the mob, gave up keys, or handed him over. The date of the death is given as February 1892 in the report published March 5, 1892.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: newspaper report.