Executed
Pryor Jones
Pryor Jones, a Black man, was hanged at Bastrop, Texas, on December 14, 1878, before a large crowd, most of them Black. The Batesville Guard put the crowd at about 3,000, while the American Citizen put it at 8,000. Both papers report that he died firmly on the scaffold.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Batesville Guard (reporters).