Executed
Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson was hanged at Sacramento, California, on May 29, 1879, together with Troy Dye, according to a June 1879 report in The Kenosha Telegraph. The report gives the cause as hanging. It does not describe his life, his family, or the circumstances of his time in custody, and it records no objections to the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state