Hiram Smith

Hiram Smith was held at the jail in Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, alongside his brother Joseph. On June 27, 1844, a mob of about 200 men forced the jail and fired on the prisoners, and Hiram was killed instantly. An 1894 account in the Waterbury Evening Democrat says an Illinois mob forced the jail and killed him. Accounts published in 1907 in the Roswell Daily Record and The Evening Times describe the same attack.

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

Reported by: Waterbury Evening Democrat (reporters); The Evening Times (reporters).

Sources (3)

• Waterbury Evening Democrat, July 30, 1894, page 3 Waterbury Evening Democrat, July 30, 1894
• The Roswell Daily Record, April 9, 1907, page 2 The Roswell Daily Record, April 9, 1907
• The Evening Times, April 9, 1907, page 7 The Evening Times, April 9, 1907