Executed

James McCurk

died October 28, 1802 · District of Columbia, District of Columbia

According to a 1920 letter to the Washington Herald from a reader, James McCurk was taken from the jail in Washington to a gallows on the Mall at Maryland Avenue and First Street northwest and hanged on October 28, 1802. The letter says his attorney, A. B. Woodward, had won him a two-month reprieve through their efforts before the execution. No objection to the execution is recorded in this account.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. A 1920 reader's letter to the Herald says his attorney, A. B. Woodward, had won a two-month reprieve before the execution.

Reported by: a 1920 reader's letter to the Herald.

News report

The Washington Herald, January 25, 1920, page 6 The Washington Herald, January 25, 1920

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