Howard Underwood

Howard Underwood was hanged in Charleston, Missouri, on April 6, 1883, under a judicial sentence, according to a Portland Daily Press dispatch published the next day. The dispatch gives no details about his life, family, or the circumstances of his case. Beyond the report of the hanging itself, the account offers nothing further about how the sentence was carried out or whether anyone objected to it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper dispatch.

Source

• The Portland Daily Press, April 7, 1883, page 1 The Portland Daily Press, April 7, 1883