Executed
Jesse Jones
Jessie Jones was about 21 years old and the son of Charles Jones, described as a prominent farmer of Spencer County, Indiana. He was hanged at Ozark, Arkansas, on December 6, 1895, in an execution carried out by the state. On the gallows, he gave a speech in which he protested his innocence, according to the Roanoke Daily Times. The Great Falls Weekly Tribune reported the same protest from the gallows.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Jessie Jones protested his innocence in a speech from the gallows.