Executed
Andrew Taylor
Andrew Taylor, the last of three brothers executed in the same case, was hanged on November 23, 1883, at Loudon, Tennessee, after being taken from the jail to the gallows. According to the Daily Dispatch, he died of strangulation about nine minutes after the trap was sprung. The Savannah Morning News reports that he refused to speak with a minister before his death. Accounts differ on the time of day, with the Savannah paper placing it in the afternoon and the Dallas Weekly Herald saying it was the evening, and the papers describe it as the first private execution held in the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.