Executed
H. Smith
H. Smith was hanged in Corinth, Mississippi, on July 18, 1881, before a large crowd, according to a Corinth news dispatch published the next day in the Morning Journal And Courier. Earlier, he tried to starve himself, going twelve days without food, a fast the dispatch said heightened interest in his case. The same report noted that his confession was published the morning of his execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Corinth news dispatch (reporters).