Executed

Herbert Johnson

died July 23, 1931 · Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Westchester County, New York

Herbert Johnson grew up in Bay Spring village in Barrington, Rhode Island, in his father Pheling Johnson's home. He was held at the Schoharie County Jail in New York before he was electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining on July 23, 1931, according to the diary of executioner Robert G. Elliott. A Rhode Island neighbor, Al Pearson, traveled to Albany in 1931 to try to save his life.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: executioner Robert G. Elliott's diary.

Source

A young Black man from RI was put to death in 1931. Here is his story The Providence Journal, November 15, 2023

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