Executed
Colewan Wilson
Colewan Wilson, a Black person, was hanged before a crowd of about a thousand people, according to a report in The Times published May 14, 1892. The scanned newspaper text does not clearly show where the hanging took place or the exact date on which it happened. The death was an execution carried out under the authority of the courts.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the historical newspaper account (scanned text) (reporters).