Deaths in Custody
Executed

Thomas W. Piper

died May 26, 1876 · Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Thomas W. Piper was a former sexton of the Warren Avenue Baptist Church in Boston. On May 26, 1876, he was executed by the state in Boston, as reported by the American Citizen newspaper. The report describes the execution itself and does not include any objections to it.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

News report