Executed
H. H. Holmes
H. H. Holmes was hanged at Moyamensing Prison in Philadelphia on the morning of May 7, 1896. According to a Philadelphia newspaper report reprinted in the Arizona Republican, the drop fell at 10:12 and he was pronounced dead half an hour later, his neck broken by the fall. On the scaffold, he declared his innocence of the murder for which he had been convicted.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. According to a Philadelphia newspaper report, Holmes declared his innocence of the murder for which he was convicted while on the scaffold.
Reported by: Philadelphia newspaper report (Arizona Republican reprint) (reporters).