Executed

Name not reported

died April 20, 1897 · Ohio

A person was put to death by electricity in Ohio on April 20, 1897, the first execution carried out that way in the state. A year-in-review published in the Condon Globe in January 1898 records the date and method. The account gives no name, age or details of the case. Ohio's use of the electric chair began with this execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

Condon Globe, January 14, 1898, page 4 Condon Globe, January 14, 1898

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