James Quirk

James Quirk was held at the jail at Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri. According to a St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy, a large crowd of men broke into the jail on the morning of February 9, 1869, took him out, and hanged him, along with another man.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy reports that a large crowd of men took James Quirk from the Hillsboro jail and hanged him.

Reported by: St. Louis dispatch reprinted in the Worcester Daily Spy (reporters).

Source

• Worcester Daily Spy, February 17, 1869, page 2 Worcester Daily Spy, February 17, 1869