Executed
Jose Maria Mondiola
Jose Maria Mondiola was hanged in Catulla, Texas, on January 15, 1886, according to the Salt Lake Herald, which reported the execution the following day. The paper says he professed penitence before he died and that he died within four minutes. The source gives no account of his family, work or life beyond the execution itself.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper account of the hanging in Catulla, Texas (reporters).