Executed
Horace Cathey
Horace Cathey, a Black man, was executed by the State of Arkansas on September 2, 1927, while held in state prison custody, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department records his death as an execution and lists the cause as execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.