Executed

Ida Hiers

Laurens County, South Carolina

Ida Hiers, a Black woman, was hanged at Waterloo, South Carolina, in a judicial execution. A brief item in the Griggs Courier, published August 4, 1893, reported the execution as carried out. Her name and the execution appear in that 1893 newspaper account.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: 1893 newspaper item on Waterloo, South Carolina hanging (reporters).

Source

Griggs Courier, August 4, 1893, page 2 Griggs Courier, August 4, 1893

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