Executed
Edvard Hovey
Edward Hovey was hanged in New York on October 19, 1883, after spending the night with his pastor and receiving the sacrament in his cell. According to the Savannah Morning News, he said he had forgiven those who had injured him, hoped those he had injured would do the same, and expressed sincere contrition. He walked to the scaffold accompanied by deputies, with his pastor and a deputy sheriff present. Physicians said his neck was dislocated and that he died painlessly, and his body was taken to an undertaker.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the New York newspaper report of the hanging (reporters); physicians present at the execution.