James Dewitt

James Dewitt was put to death by hanging in Kentucky in a judicial execution, as a national news roundup in The L'Anse Sentinel reported in late May 1896. The account gives hanging as the cause of death and describes the execution as carried out by the state. The item says nothing about his family, his work, or what people thought of him. His death is recorded as an execution, and this memorial marks it as one.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: a brief roundup of national news.

Source

• The L'Anse Sentinel, May 30, 1896, page 2 The L'Anse Sentinel, May 30, 1896