Executed
John McDaniel and Joseph Brown
John McDaniel and Joseph Brown were executed after hopes for a further reprieve from the President faded. The Liberator reported that McDaniel remained extremely calm throughout. It said Brown showed less firmness and was said to have fainted on the scaffold. The paper reports that both men maintained their innocence to the end.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The account says both men maintained their innocence of the murder to the end.
Reported by: newspaper account of the execution.