Executed
Sam Foster
Sam Foster was hanged at Clayton, Missouri, on February 18, 1887, alongside Peter Schmidt, according to a chronology of that year's events. The chronology records the two executions together, on the same day and by hanging. No objections to the execution are reported in the account, and no other details of Sam Foster's life or death are given.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: chronology of that year's events (reporters).