Executed
Samuel Hyde
Samuel Hyde was executed in the electric chair at Columbia, South Carolina, on October 1, 1912, as reported by the Atlanta Georgian. Before his death he left his body to three young men from Anderson, South Carolina, his former hometown, who had known him there. According to the paper, his body was taken from the chair to Atlanta, where the three medical students planned to use it for anatomy studies at the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.