Executed

Name not reported

Issaquena County, Mississippi

A Black man was hanged in a judicial execution at Mayersville, Mississippi, as reported in a newspaper published in January 1908. The newspaper says the hanging took place three minutes before word arrived that his death sentence had been commuted. The account gives his name as unknown.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the chronology of the execution.

Source

Mexico Missouri Message, January 2, 1908, page 3 Mexico Missouri Message, January 2, 1908

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