Executed
Allan Harrison
Allan Harrison was 26 when he was hanged on November 21, 1892, in a wooded area along Fourpole Creek, on what is now the site of Ritter Park in Huntington, West Virginia. He had been held at the Cabell County Jail before his execution. According to a 2024 Herald-Dispatch article, an estimated 5,000 people came to watch, the only public execution in Huntington's history.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Custody: Serving a sentence.