Nicholas Lee Eagles
Nicholas Lee Eagles was executed in the electric chair at the District jail in Washington on June 22, 1928. Before his death he recited the Twenty-third Psalm, thanked reporters, said goodbye, and sang softly, according to press accounts. His family said farewell to him in the jail rotunda, and his brother Arthur waited outside the jail. His attorney, Louis Tannenbaum, made a last attempt to stay the execution, which failed when Justice William Hitz refused to extend the time. His body was taken to a funeral home, and he was to be buried in the Jewish cemetery in Anacostia.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the District jail in Washington, where he was electrocuted (the agency that held him); his counsel, Louis Tannenbaum (family or their lawyers).