Executed
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell was hanged at Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1877, as part of a day on which eleven men were executed in the state. The Batesville Guard's brief report of the executions, published in July 1877, gives no details of his life or background. Beyond the fact of the hanging, the account offers nothing further about how the sentence was carried out.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.