Frank Clark, MO, 1903 November 25

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CLARK, Frank Hees CoS

“Prank Clark, a Mexican-Indian was born itp Carrollton, Mo.,;
on Dec. 2, 1880 and was hung on Nove Pog eG), at 2 him.
for the rape of Miss Ollie Hess on July 25, 1903 near
Medill. Mr. Clark's hanging was on the north side of the
court house square, An interesting sidelight to this was
that they sold tickets for the fevent'. Can you imagine?

So many people were eager to see that the fence around the

scaffold was torn down, Cark's body was turned over to a

medical college,"

letter dated March 1; 1977, from Margaretta G, Drury, Li-

Wee Crs es pease Missouri Library Service, 207
Kahokay Missouri 63)))5

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CLARK, Frank =

"Frank Clark, a Mexican-Indian was born 1 ‘Carrollton, Moe,
on Dec. 2, 1880 and was hung on Nov. 25 19035 at 2 pom,
for the rape of Miss Ollie Hess on July 25, 1903 near
Medill. Mr. Clark's hanging was on the north side of the
court house square. An interesting sidelight to this was
that they sold tickets for the "event'., Can you imagine?
So many people were eager to see that the fence around the
scaffold was torn down. Carkts body was turned over to a
medical college,"

letter dated March 1, 1977, from Margaretta G, Drury, Li-
brary pirector, Northeast Missouri Library

e x Service, 207
West Chestnut, Kahokay Missouri 63))))5

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CLARK, Frank seh (Cr,

“Prank Sey, a Nexican-Indian was born itp Carrollton,

on Dec. 2, 1680 and was hung on Nove 2, 1903, at 2 PM,
for the raps of Miss Ollie Hess on Jul 903 near
Mogi. Mr, Clark's hanging was on the north eide cr the
court house square, An intere: i

that they sold tickets ee

So many people were ea, ne and the
scaffold was torn apes Soa body was turned over to a
medical college,"

letter ad March

1, 1977, from Margaretta G. Drury,
spy pinecter, Nor thes

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st chester Kahoka, Missouri 634),5



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