Executed
John Rutherford
John Rutherford was hanged on May 20, 1896, on a scaffold about half a mile east of Bronham, Texas, together with his son and another man. The Griggs Courier reported that a crowd it put at 20,000 watched the executions. The paper reported that all three men protested their innocence to the end. The paper also reported that all three men's necks were broken by the hanging.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The article reports that he protested his innocence to the end.
Reported by: news reports.