Executed
John C. Webb
John C. Webb was hanged in public at Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 13, 1875, before a crowd the Bristol News estimated at 12,000. The paper reported that he denied his guilt to the end. The Jasper Weekly Courier also reported his hanging that day, with a date and place matching the Bristol News account. No other details of his life or family appear in these two accounts.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The newspaper reports that he denied his guilt to the end.
Reported by: the newspaper.