Joseph L. Tice

Joseph L. Tice was a Civil War veteran. He was put to death in the electric chair at Auburn on Wednesday, May 18, 1892, the ninth electrocution carried out in New York state. The Canton Weekly Register reported, citing state execution officials, that he met death bravely and that the current lasted only a few seconds. Two physicians confirmed there was no pulse afterward.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: New York state execution officials as reported in the newspaper.

Source

• Canton Weekly Register, May 19, 1892, page 8 Canton Weekly Register, May 19, 1892