Executed
Charley Hamilton
Charley Hamilton was hanged at Warrensburg, Missouri, on Friday, July 11, 1884, in a public execution that the Delta Chief estimated was watched by a crowd of 10,000. He was one of two men who gave their names as Billy and Charley Hamilton. The Delta Chief, published July 16, reports the hanging as already carried out and gives hanging as the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper account.