Hangman's Call:

The Executions and Lynchings of Coos County, Oregon 1854 - 1925

Hangman's Call offers a historical account of the hangings which occurred within and for Coos County, Oregon. Three legal executions took place in Empire City and three, for Coos County at the State Penitentiary in Salem.   There were also several hangings conducted outside the judicial system. Those hangings happened in Marshfield (present day Coos Bay), Randolph, and Port Orford when it was part of Coos County.

One additional hanging was in Empire City; however, it is unknown whether it was a legal execution. Accounts of the hangings were obtained from court records, newspaper articles and books. The Newspaper articles are unedited to allow you to enjoy the writing styles and, in some cases, the political views of the time.

Copies of Hangman's Call can be purchased for $19.95 from

  • Coos County Sheriff's Office
  • The Mill Casino
  • Books by the Bay
  • Coos County Maritime and Historical Museum

  or signed from the author direct at:

             Andie Jensen
       1381 Central Avenue
       Coos Bay, OR 97420

by sending $19.95 plus shipping of $5 to the author.

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Donation:
A donation of $1 from the sale of each book will be applied to benefit the Hollering Place Project and to provide historical or informational displays there and at other sites of historical significance throughout the Empire District of Coos Bay on the Southern Oregon coast. The Hollering Place Project is part of a downtown revitalization plan encompassing the pier and old town Empire which was the first seat of Coos County and site of the original Native American village of Hanistich. For more information about the Hollering Place and Empire please visit www.theholleringplace.com.