James Roddy

James Roddy, a man from Johnstown, was hanged at the old Somerset County Jail in Somerset. He was one of two brothers put to death there, using the jail's double gallows. His death was a judicial execution carried out by the state.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the newspaper article.

Source

• Ghosts at the gallows? Daily American, October 28, 2014