Executed
John K. Thornton
John K. Thornton was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Thursday, June 30, 1892, according to the Weekly Courier-Journal, which reported the execution on July 4 of that year. The hanging was a judicial execution carried out while he was in the custody of the state. The newspaper's account names only his name and the place and date of his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.