Executed
Clay Simms
Clay Simms, a 48-year-old Black man, died on March 19, 1915, while in the custody of the State of Arkansas. The Arkansas Department of Corrections records his death as an execution. The department lists the manner of death as homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.