Gabriel Battalle

Gabriel Battalle, a 16-year-old Black man, was hanged in the jail yard at King George Courthouse, Virginia, on the morning of June 8, 1906. He had been held at the Fredericksburg jail, and according to the New-York Tribune, officials moved him to King George under military escort because they feared his family or community would try to stop the hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

• New-York Tribune, June 9, 1906, page 1 New-York Tribune, June 9, 1906