Executed

Pat Jennings

died July 31, 1860 · Dallas, Texas

Pat Jennings, a Black man, was one of three men taken from the jail in Dallas, Texas, on July 31, 1860. According to a Houston Telegraph account reprinted in the Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle, soldiers escorted him to the place of execution, where he was hanged before a large crowd. The account describes his death as slow.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Houston Telegraph, as reprinted in the Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle (reporters).

Source

Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, August 17, 1860, page 2 Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle, August 17, 1860

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