Executed
Frisby Conegys
Frisby Conegys, a Black man, was hanged in the jail yard at Chestertown, Maryland, on January 13, 1893, as one of four men executed that day. According to The Record-Union, he died of strangulation and convulsed severely on the scaffold. His body was taken to the potter's field after it was cut down. The newspaper account notes that the men spent a season of prayer and praise before walking to the scaffold.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper account of the Chestertown, Maryland hanging (reporters).