Executed
James L. Travers
James L. Travers, a Black man, was hanged in the jail in Washington on July 19, 1895, in a judicial execution reported in The Dalles Weekly Chronicle five days later. He was held at the jail until his death. His hanging was carried out there under the authority of the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper dispatch reporting the hanging.