Executed
Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor, the last of three brothers, was hanged at Loudon, Tennessee, on November 23, 1883, after being taken from the jail to the gallows. According to the Dallas Weekly Herald he ate dinner beforehand and declined to speak with a minister. The Daily Dispatch reported that he died of strangulation about nine minutes after the trap was sprung, and the Savannah Morning News called it the first private execution in the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.