Executed

Bartholomew Shea

died February 11, 1896 · Clinton County, New York

Bartholomew Shea was executed in the electric chair at Dannemora, New York, on February 11, 1896, according to The Record-Union. A clergyman from his home town and a priest from the local Catholic church attended him, and after receiving the last sacrament he declared that he was innocent. The report gives his claim of innocence in his own words, and no other account in these sources addresses it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news report.

News report

The Record-Union, February 12, 1896, page 8 The Record-Union, February 12, 1896

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