Executed
Jackson Bricks
Jackson Bricks, a Black man, was hanged by the sheriff in Montgomery, Alabama, on October 11, 1894, together with Amos Tyson. According to the Crittenden Press account, the two dropped from the same beam at the same moment, and each man's neck was broken. The report says each man expressed confidence that he was going straight to glory. This was a judicial execution carried out while he was held in the sheriff's custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.