Name not reported

Mosely, a 22-year-old Black man, was hanged at Union Springs, Alabama, on October 8, 1886. He had been held in the local jail and was taken from it to the gallows under guard while a crowd gathered. Before his death he spoke briefly to the crowd, according to the account published in The Sun the next day.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: 1886 Alabama newspaper report (reporters).

Source

• The Sun, October 9, 1886, page 3 The Sun, October 9, 1886