Executed

George W. Horton

D.C. Central Detention Facility, District of Columbia, District of Columbia

George W. Horton was hanged inside the District Jail in Washington, according to a December 1899 newspaper report. A second report from the same month describes him as a Washington man put to death by hanging at the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: district jail. The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Sources (2)

Cottonwood Report, December 15, 1899, page 2 Cottonwood Report, December 15, 1899
The Kootenai Herald, December 16, 1899, page 7 The Kootenai Herald, December 16, 1899

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