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Howard A. Scott

died June 14, 1897 · Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Oswego County, New York

Howard A. Scott, a man, was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison in New York on June 14, 1897. The Holly Chieftain reported that the current was turned on at 11:11 a.m. and that he was declared dead at 11:12:30. The account gives no details of his family or work, and no objections to the execution are recorded in the sources.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Sing Sing prison (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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