James Kane

James Kane was executed at Belleville, Illinois, in May 1891, according to newspaper reports published that month. The Reporter and Farmer and the New Ulm Weekly Review reported that his neck did not break and that he died slowly by strangulation. The Princeton Union described the execution as a failed hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Reporter and Farmer reported that his neck did not break, so he died slowly by strangulation, with groans it called horrible to hear.

Reported by: Reporter and Farmer (reporters).

Sources (3)

• New Ulm Weekly Review, May 27, 1891, page 2 New Ulm Weekly Review, May 27, 1891
• The Princeton Union, May 28, 1891, page 6 The Princeton Union, May 28, 1891
• Reporter And Farmer, May 28, 1891, page 2 Reporter And Farmer, May 28, 1891