Executed
Isaiah Fountain
Isaiah Fountain was a farmer from the Williamsburg area. He was hanged inside the Talbot County Jail in Easton, Maryland, in the early morning of July 23, 1920. Reports of the case say he maintained his innocence to the end. The execution was held privately within the jail after a public dispute over whether spectators would be admitted. He was buried on his farm near Trappe.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. He maintained his innocence to the end, according to the case summary.
Reported by: Talbot County Jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.