Meade Shumway

Meade Shumway, a man held in state custody, was hanged in Lincoln, Nebraska, on the afternoon of March 5, 1909. His death was a judicial execution carried out under a sentence of death. The sentence was carried out in Lincoln, where he was executed by hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the newspaper report of the hanging.

News report

• The Times Dispatch, March 6, 1909, page 2 The Times Dispatch, March 6, 1909