Executed
Name not reported
A man was hanged in public at Rogersville, Tennessee, on August 13, 1875, in a judicial execution. According to the Bristol News, he had professed conversion, and in his last hours he repeatedly called on God to witness that he was innocent. Some onlookers were left believing he may have been innocent. The newspaper estimated the crowd at 5,000.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. Onlookers were left believing he may have been innocent, and he repeatedly maintained his innocence in his last hours.
Reported by: news reports.