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James E. Harvey

died June 6, 1882 · Carroll County, Georgia

James E. Harvey was hanged as a judicial execution at Carrollton, Georgia, on June 6, 1882, according to a short Narragansett Herald item from June 10 of that year. A Farmer and Mechanic item of June 7 reported a condemned prisoner named Moon, who had earlier attempted suicide, hanged at Carrollton the same day, and it is possible both accounts describe the same execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Chronicling America newspaper item (reporters).

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