Day

Day was held in the jail at Platte City, according to a report in the St. Louis Republican, reprinted in The Buchanan County Guardian. The report says a mob of about 300 men forcibly took him from the jail on the night before a dispatch dated March 2, 1859, and hanged him. Day was a man.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis Republican report, citing a special messenger from Platte City, says a mob of about 300 men took Day from the jail there and hanged him.

Reported by: St. Louis Republican (citing a special messenger from Platte City) (reporters).

Source

• The Buchanan County Guardian, March 10, 1859, page 2 The Buchanan County Guardian, March 10, 1859