Executed

Ellis Craft

died August 1883 · Kentucky

Ellis Craft was executed by hanging in Kentucky in August 1883. The record ties Craft to the 1881 Ashland fire and killings, and notes that Craft was one of three men connected to that case. The place of the hanging is not given in the source, and no objections to the execution are reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

Springfield Weekly Republican, April 3, 1885, page 7 Springfield Weekly Republican, April 3, 1885

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