Executed

Lafayette Melton

died January 1885 · Clay County, Arkansas

Lafayette Melton was executed by judicial hanging at Corning, Arkansas, in January 1885, according to a year-end review published in The True Northerner on December 31, 1885. The review is the only account available, and it gives no details of his life or of the trial.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper year-end review (reporters).

Source

The True Northerner, December 31, 1885, page 2 The True Northerner, December 31, 1885

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