Joseph C. Howard

Joseph C. Howard was being held in the jail at Union, Missouri. According to The Superior Times, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him on a Tuesday night in 1873. One report dates the killing to July 1, 1873, and another places it in late June 1873. The paper's two brief items are the source for this account.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Superior Times reported that a mob took Joseph C. Howard from the jail at Union, Missouri, and hanged him.

Reported by: The Superior Times (reporters).

Sources (2)

• The Superior Times, June 28, 1873, page 2 The Superior Times, June 28, 1873
• The Superior Times, July 5, 1873, page 2 The Superior Times, July 5, 1873