Goodwin Jackson

Goodwin Jackson, a Black man, was executed at Clarendon, Arkansas, on May 22, 1885, according to the Wessington Springs Herald, which reported it on June 12, 1885. The account gives the date and place of the execution and names Jackson as the man put to death. The paper's report does not describe the circumstances of his sentence or any objections to it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the county sheriff's office, which carried out the execution (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

• Wessington Springs Herald, June 12, 1885, page 2 Wessington Springs Herald, June 12, 1885