Executed
Joseph Jump
Joseph Jump was executed in Missouri, according to a roundup of the year's news printed in the Wessington Springs Herald on January 14, 1887. The roundup reports that the execution took place before a large crowd. The state carried out the execution, and the account describes a public gathering of onlookers to witness it.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.