Yankee Sullivan

"Yankee Sullivan committed suicide while confined in the committee's headquarters, awaiting trial for various crimes. Sullivan became so panic-stricken when he heard a Vigilante say that he would probably be hanged on the morrow that he opened a vein in his wrist and bled to death before a physician could reach him." Source

Buried in Mission Dolores Cemetery, near Mission Dolores. Church: Dolores and 16th Streets, San Francisco, California. Because this is a Catholic cemetery, and Sullivan committed suicide, his burial there is considered highly unusual. His headstone reads :"May God Forgive My Persecutors".

• Born James Ambrose in Ireland (Some report that he was actually born in Liverpool, England.)
• Drawing
• Background
• CBZ Fight Record
• At one time, he was the owner of a famous New York saloon: the Sawdust House in Walker Street.
• Died May 31, 1856 in San Francisco, California (found dead in prison).
• His tombstone says he died at the hands of the "V.C." (Vigilance Committee).
• More information on Sullivan: here.
• Feb. 7, 1849 bout with Tom Hyer: [1]
• Oct. 13, 1853 bout with John Morrissey: [2]
• "The Violent Life and Death of Yankee Sullivan" by Kenneth Bridgham: [3]