Charley Pierce

Charley Pierce was one of three men held in the jail at Osceola, Missouri, when a mob of about one hundred men surrounded the building in the early morning of May 13, 1880, according to the Cincinnati Daily Star. The mob took the three men from the jail and hanged them.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news report (The People and New Hampshire Patriot) (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880, page 1 The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880
• The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880, page 2 The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880
• The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880, page 4 The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880