Charles Thiede

Charles H. Thiede was hanged in Salt Lake City on August 7, 1896, in an execution carried out in the yard of the county jail before a crowd of witnesses. He maintained his innocence to the end, according to one newspaper account. His relatives buried his body that same afternoon in the cemetery at Sandy, a small town south of Salt Lake. Residents of Sandy objected strongly, held a mass meeting, and threatened to exhume the remains, and relatives who guarded the grave later agreed under pressure to move the body to a field beside the cemetery.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. One account says he maintained his innocence until the end.

Reported by: 1896 newspaper accounts of the hanging (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Arizona Republican, August 8, 1896, page 1 Arizona Republican, August 8, 1896
• The San Francisco Call, August 10, 1896, page 3 The San Francisco Call, August 10, 1896