Deaths in Custody
Executed

Samuel Green

24 years old · died April 26, 1822

Samuel Green was 24 years old when he was hanged on April 26, 1822. The sheriff and his deputies took him from the jail to the place of execution on the Neck, accompanied by a Roman Catholic clergyman. On the scaffold he made a short statement and declined prayers.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Sheriff and his deputies (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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