Executed
Fletcher Williams
Fletcher Williams, a Black man, was hanged in the jail yard at Chestertown, Maryland, on January 13, 1893, one of four men executed that day. The Record-Union newspaper reported that he died almost without a struggle. The paper gave the dislocation of his neck as the cause of death. The men were cut down about noon and buried in the potter's field.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Chestertown newspaper account (reporters).