Robert Parker

Robert Parker was hanged at Aiken, South Carolina, in a judicial execution that the Hand County Press reported on August 30, 1882, dating it to Friday, August 25, 1882. The paper listed it as one of several executions that week. A second account, in the East Providence Eagle, also describes a judicial hanging at Aiken but gives no exact date.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: East Providence Eagle roundup report (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Hand County Press, August 30, 1882, page 4 Hand County Press, August 30, 1882
• East Providence Eagle, September 6, 1882, page 3 East Providence Eagle, September 6, 1882