Died in custody
James Sullivan
James Sullivan was held by officers in Wyoming Territory when, according to a Daily Evening Bulletin report from January 20, 1882, a mob took him from their custody and lynched him. The same report names him as one of two men killed in this way. The account attributes his death to the mob that seized him from the officers who held him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.