Deaths in Custody
Executed

Tucker

Tucker was put to death in the electric chair at a prison, according to a June 1906 newspaper report. Before being seated, he read a brief statement asking God for forgiveness and saying he forgave everyone who had wronged him. Prison surgeon Dr. Joseph McLaughlin said the current was applied three times before Tucker was pronounced dead, and that he was unconscious from the first shock.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Dr. Joseph McLaughlin, prison surgeon (medical examiner or coroner).

News report