Executed
Joseph Rhodes
Joseph Rhodes, a Black man, was hanged at Galveston, Texas, on May 22, 1885, in a judicial execution, according to the Wessington Springs Herald, which reported it on June 12, 1885. The report names the place and method of his death and records the execution as judicial, carried out under the authority of the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Galveston, Texas newspaper report of the execution (reporters).