Executed
Jim Jones
Jim Jones, a 25-year-old Black man, was executed by hanging in Bowie County, Texas, on May 13, 1887. Before his execution he asked to be baptized, and when the sheriff at first refused to let him leave the jail, a baptismal tank was set up inside the jail and the rite was performed at noon. He was escorted to the gallows in the public square by a militia company. According to the Wichita Eagle's report of May 15, 1887, death followed about twelve minutes after the trap was sprung.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state