John Jones

John Jones, a Black man, was executed by hanging in Marianna, Arkansas, on Thursday, December 13, 1877. According to the New-York Tribune, the rope broke when the drop fell, and he was taken up unconscious and hanged a second time.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: contemporary newspaper report of the hanging at Marianna, Arkansas (reporters).

Source

• New-York Tribune, December 17, 1877, page 1 New-York Tribune, December 17, 1877