Executed
Jeremiah Connelly
Jeremiah Connelly was hanged in Chicago, Illinois, on June 20, 1878, in a judicial execution reported by the American Citizen newspaper on June 29 of that year. The execution was carried out by the state in Chicago and is recorded as a death in state custody. Connelly was put to death by hanging, the method stated in the 1878 report.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state