John Parks

John Parks was held at the jail in Osceola, Missouri, in May 1880. The Cincinnati Daily Star reported that a mob of about one hundred men surrounded the jail in the early morning of May 13, took Parks and two other men from it, and hanged them. The People and New Hampshire Patriot placed the hanging on Saturday, May 15, so the accounts differ on the date. Both describe a mob taking three men from the jail and hanging them.

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

Reported by: news reporting in The People and New Hampshire Patriot (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880, page 1 The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880
• The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880, page 2 The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880
• The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880, page 4 The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880