Henry Knight

Kenry Knight was hanged in public at Waycross, Georgia, on May 18, 1883. The Memphis Daily Appeal reported that about 2,500 people watched and that his neck was broken. The Yorkville Enquirer said he walked to the gallows without assistance, professed religion there, and asked the crowd to take warning from his example.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper accounts of the Waycross hanging (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Memphis Daily Appeal, May 19, 1883, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, May 19, 1883
• Yorkville Enquirer, May 24, 1883, page 3 Yorkville Enquirer, May 24, 1883