Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
The Lancaster Daily Intelligencer reported on October 7, 1881, that a man described as a son of General Dickinson, a prominent Florida citizen, was held in the Sumter County jail in Alabama. The paper said a mob took him from the jail and lynched him. According to the paper, General Dickinson is hunting down those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief report says a mob took a man from the Sumter County jail in Alabama and lynched him.
Reported by: news reports.