Charles Begford

Charles Begford was held at the jail at Hillsboro, in Jefferson County, Missouri. On the morning of February 9, 1869, a large crowd of men took him from the jail, along with another man, and hanged him. A St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy reported the killing.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy reports that a large crowd of men took Begford from the Hillsboro jail and hanged him.

Reported by: St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy (reporters).

Source

• Worcester Daily Spy, February 17, 1869, page 2 Worcester Daily Spy, February 17, 1869