Deaths in Custody
Executed

John Dooley

19 years old · died October 19, 1894 · Lee County, Iowa

John Dooley, 19, was hanged by judicial order at Fort Madison, Iowa, on October 19, 1894. A short telegraph item in the Alexandria Gazette reported the execution the same day. The hanging was carried out under the sentence of the court.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

News report