Executed

Peter Davis

died July 20, 1894 · Montgomery County Jail, Montgomery County, Alabama

Peter Davis was hanged at the county jail in Montgomery, Alabama, just after noon on July 20, 1894. The Indianapolis Journal reported the next day that about two thousand people watched the execution. Davis, a Black man, was held at the jail until his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

The Indianapolis Journal, July 21, 1894, page 5 The Indianapolis Journal, July 21, 1894

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