Executed

Henry Williams

18 years old · died September 18, 1896 · national jail yard at Tahlequah, Tahlequah

Henry Williams was 18 years old and Black. The Iola Register reported that he was hanged alongside James Swimmer in the national jail yard at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, on September 18, 1896. The report was published on September 25, 1896.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the brief newspaper item reporting the hanging.

Source

The Iola Register, September 25, 1896, page 7 The Iola Register, September 25, 1896

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