Terrel Hudson

Terrel Hudson, a Black man, was hanged on the gallows at Decatur, Georgia, in June 1897. The Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer reported that Governor Atkinson had reprieved him at the last moment, but the execution went ahead. The paper said the drop broke his neck, and he was pronounced dead fourteen minutes later.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The newspaper reports that Governor Atkinson reprieved him at the last moment, but the hanging went ahead.

Reported by: newspaper report (Decatur, Georgia) (reporters).

Source

• Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer, June 29, 1897, page 4 Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer, June 29, 1897