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Richard Cullen

died February 26, 1892 · Webster County, Missouri

Richard Cullen was held in the jail at Marshfield, Missouri, when an armed mob broke in and took him out, according to an Associated Press dispatch carried by the Los Angeles Herald. The mob hanged him, and the dispatch places the killing on the night of February 26, 1892.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. An armed mob took Richard Cullen from the jail in Marshfield, Missouri, and hanged him, according to an Associated Press dispatch.

Reported by: Associated Press (reporters).

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