Executed
Samuel McDonel
Samuel McDonel was executed at Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 1883, according to a single line in the Wessington Springs Herald of October 27, 1883. The paper gives no details about his life or the proceedings. A separate scanned note records a man named Samuel put to death at Fort Wayne on the same date, though its surname is garbled on the page.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Wessington Springs Herald (reporters).