Died in jail or a lockup
Dick Sundy
On Monday night, December 7, 1891, a mob took Dick Sundy from the jail in Edgefield County, South Carolina, and shot him dead, according to a news brief in the Pittsburg Dispatch. The brief names no family, work, or other details about his life. It is the only account in the sources of how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Pittsburg Dispatch reported that a mob took Dick Sundy from the Edgefield County jail in South Carolina and shot him dead.
Reported by: Pittsburg Dispatch (reporters).