Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Roarty

died June 21, 1877 · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

James Roarty was hanged at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1877, as one of eleven men executed in the state that day, according to the Batesville Guard. The report gives no details of his life, family, or work. It records only the date, the place, and the method of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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