Executed
James McCombs
James McCombs was executed by hanging at Columbus, South Carolina, on Friday, May 16, 1856, according to a short notice in the Weekly Indiana State Sentinel. The paper reports that he got his hands loose and grasped the rope, so the hanging was prolonged and difficult to complete. The notice gives no further account of his life or of the circumstances that led to his execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper notice.