Executed
K. M. Stephenson
K. M. Stephenson was hanged in Georgia on June 8, 1883, in a judicial execution reported by the Semi-Weekly Interior Journal. He made no confession. At his request, a brass band played "Dem Golden Slippers" while he stood on the gallows, and he joked with people in the crowd whom he recognized.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.