Taylor Bank

Taylor Bank, a Black man, was hanged at Scottsboro, Alabama, on August 17, 1883, in a judicial execution, according to newspaper reports. One paper places the hanging in the jail yard. Telegraph and Chattanooga dispatch reports describe him as firm and collected on the way to the gallows, saying he had made his peace with God and was ready to die, and they say he ate a hearty breakfast that morning. The dispatch says he died without an apparent struggle.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Chattanooga dispatch (reporters); telegraph report; Scottsboro newspaper report (reporters).

Sources (6)

• Savannah Morning News, August 18, 1883, page 1 Savannah Morning News, August 18, 1883
• The Daily Dispatch, August 18, 1883, page 3 The Daily Dispatch, August 18, 1883
• Hand County Press, August 22, 1883, page 1 Hand County Press, August 22, 1883
• Watertown Republican, August 22, 1883, page 2 Watertown Republican, August 22, 1883
• The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 23, 1883, page 4 The Iowa Plain Dealer, August 23, 1883
• Mineral Point Tribune, August 23, 1883, page 3 Mineral Point Tribune, August 23, 1883