Executed
Charles Scott
Charles Scott, a Black man, was described in an April 1893 newspaper roundup as a Greek and Latin scholar. The Rock Island Daily Argus reported that he was hanged at Tyler, Texas, and that strangulation caused his death. The report is the only account used here of how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: April 1893 news roundup (reporters).