Executed
Kapp
Kapp, a Black man, was hanged in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 9, 1880, in a judicial execution. Before his death he told those present that he had been a soldier in the Union army for ten years and was now a soldier of the cross. He prayed and sang with the people around him, and the Sacramento Daily Record-Union reported that he was perfectly satisfied and willing to die.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.