Executed
Henry Wilson
Henry Wilson, a Black man, was hanged at Magnolia in April 1901, together with another man. Shortly before the execution, both men made statements about the case that named a white man who had been tried and acquitted. The Conway Log Cabin presented those statements as the men's own account.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper report of the hanging at Magnolia (reporters).