Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Boyle

died June 21, 1877 · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

James Boyle was hanged at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1877, one of eleven men executed in the state that day, according to a brief report in the Batesville Guard. It does not record any objection to his execution or any dispute over the circumstances of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

News report