James Simpson

James Simpson was hanged at Marion, Arkansas, in September 1886, together with Patterson Bell, according to a roundup of the year's executions published by the Wessington Springs Herald in January 1887. That roundup gives only the names and the fact of the hanging, with no details of the trial, any appeal, or how the execution was carried out. The source offers nothing about his family, his work, or how others regarded him.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: year's roundup of executions (reporters).

Source

• Wessington Springs Herald, January 14, 1887, page 3 Wessington Springs Herald, January 14, 1887