Executed
Joe Goodson
Joe Goodson was hanged on May 20, 1896, at Bronham, Texas, alongside John and Brody Rutherford, on a scaffold half a mile east of town. The Griggs Courier reported that a crowd it put at 20,000 gathered to watch. The paper said all three men's necks were broken, and it reported that Goodson protested his innocence to the end.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Joe Goodson, John Rutherford and Brody Rutherford maintained their innocence to the end, according to the account.
Reported by: news reports.