Executed
Jack Prater
Jack Prater, a Black man, was hanged at Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the morning of April 27, 1888, in a judicial execution. According to the Weekly Courier-Journal, he maintained his innocence to the end and was very weak that morning. Physicians pronounced him dead after the drop fell, and his body was cut down about thirty minutes later and buried in the potter's field.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Prater maintained his innocence to the end, according to the account; no further objections are reported.
Reported by: newspaper account of the hanging.