Executed
Albert Howard
Albert Howard was hanged on March 18, 1921, at the Gonzales County Jail in Gonzales, Texas, where he was held. A museum account describes it as the last hanging held in the county and in that jail. A local legend says that while he was held there he became fixated on the courthouse clock and swore his innocence would be shown by it. The legend holds that the clock never kept the same time again after he was hanged.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The museum describes him as hanged in the Gonzales County Jail, and a local legend says he swore his innocence while held there.
Reported by: news report; the museum; a local legend.