Executed

James Rodgers

20 years old · died November 12, 1858 · city prison, New York County, New York

James Rodgers, a 20-year-old man, was hanged at the city prison in New York on Friday, November 12, 1858, according to an execution report from New York reprinted in the Richmond Enquirer. The report said about a hundred people were admitted to witness the execution. Two priests attended him, and he made no remarks before the rope was cut after prayer.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: New York execution report reprinted in the Richmond Enquirer (reporters).

News report

Richmond Enquirer, November 16, 1858, page 2 Richmond Enquirer, November 16, 1858

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