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Jack Lambert

died July 9, 1886 · Charleston, North Carolina

Jack Lambert was a painter by trade. He was hanged at Charleston, North Carolina, on July 9, 1886, before several thousand people, according to the Yorkville Enquirer. In a statement he left, he protested his innocence and named another person as responsible.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Lambert left a statement protesting his innocence and naming another person as responsible.

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