Died in custody
Dotson Hicks
Dotson Hicks was a prosperous and respected businessman in Caledonia, Pennsylvania, and he was buried on a lot he owned near the village. On June 23, 1876, he was taken to a village tavern and placed in the custody of two constables. According to the newspaper account, the constables' attention was partly turned away from him when he cut his own throat, and he died shortly after.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Dotson Hicks cut his own throat while two constables holding him at a village tavern were not fully watching him.
Reported by: Caledonia constables (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.