Frisby Comegys

Frisby Conegys was one of four Black men hanged in the jail yard at Chestertown, Maryland, on January 13, 1893. A Record-Union account says he died from strangulation and went through severe convulsions on the scaffold. A Helena Independent account, using the spelling Comegys, describes a prolonged struggle before he died, and says the men had held a season of prayer together before walking to the scaffold. Both accounts say his body was buried in the potter's field that day.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the newspaper account.

Sources (2)

• The Record-Union, January 14, 1893, page 1 The Record-Union, January 14, 1893
• The Helena Independent, January 14, 1893, page 1 The Helena Independent, January 14, 1893