Executed
Cumnings Nelson
Cumnings Nelson was hanged in the courthouse square at Houma, Louisiana, on July 18, 1884, with a crowd of spectators present, according to a special dispatch to the Picayune that the Memphis Daily Appeal reprinted. The dispatch said he remained firm to the last and was pronounced dead about fifteen minutes after the drop fell.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: A special dispatch to the Picayune, as printed in the Memphis Daily Appeal (reporters).