Executed

Alexander Wood

Bingham County, Idaho

Alexander Wood was hanged at Blackfoot, Idaho, according to a report in The True Northerner published in August 1888. The report says Wood had escaped from jail together with another man, Williams, who was hanged on the same scheduled day. Wood was not recaptured until after that day had passed.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

The True Northerner, August 22, 1888, page 2 The True Northerner, August 22, 1888

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