Executed
John Bridges
John Bridges was executed at the jail in Cadiz, Kentucky, on June 30, 1882, before a very large crowd. The Daily Republican reported that he spent much of the night before with his spiritual advisers, alternately singing and praying. When the trap was sprung the noose slipped, and he died of strangulation about thirty minutes later. The paper reported that his body was sent to his mother in Canton for burial.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper account of the hanging at the Cadiz jail (reporters).