Executed

Nah-Die-Zaz

died December 27, 1889 · Gila County, Arizona

Nah-Die-Zaz, a Tonto Apache man, was hanged at 9 a.m. on December 27, 1889, in Globe, Arizona Territory, the first legal execution carried out in Gila County, according to a dispatch datelined Globe. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported that Nah-Die-Zaz showed no visible fear at the drop.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

News report

Arizona Weekly Citizen, January 4, 1890, page 1 Arizona Weekly Citizen, January 4, 1890

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