Bartholomew Rhea

Bartholomew Rhea was electrocuted at Dannemora prison in New York, according to a Condon Globe report published February 21, 1896. The paper says he died protesting his innocence, and that claim of innocence is the objection the sources record to his execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The article reports that he maintained his innocence.

Reported by: Dannemora prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Condon Globe, February 21, 1896, page 1 Condon Globe, February 21, 1896