Executed
Charles Campbell
Charles Campbell, a Black man, was hanged on Friday, June 19, 1885, at Point a la Hache, Louisiana, in a judicial execution. The Delaware Gazette and State Journal reported the hanging in its June 25, 1885 edition. The notice names the place, the date and the method of his death. It was carried out under the authority of the courts, as a legal execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper account of the execution.