Executed
Allan Wright
Allan Wright was hanged in Dallas, Texas, on August 27, 1880. The Morning Journal and Courier reported that a crowd of nearly three thousand people watched, and that he had been granted a respite after a petition. The paper said he slept soundly, ate a hearty breakfast and prayed with his minister, and that he told a fellow prisoner he was ready to die. The paper described him as meeting his fate with courage.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state