W. K. Smith

W. K. Smith was held in the jail at Osceola, Missouri, in May 1880. According to the Cincinnati Daily Star, a mob of about one hundred men surrounded the jail early on May 13, took him and two other men from it, and hanged them. Another report says a mob took him from the jail and hanged him, and gives no date.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news report (The People and New Hampshire Patriot) (reporters).

Sources (3)

• The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880, page 1 The Cincinnati Daily Star, May 14, 1880
• The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880, page 2 The People And New Hampshire Patriot, May 20, 1880
• The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880, page 4 The Eaton Democrat, May 20, 1880