Deaths in Custody
Executed

Name not reported

Virginia

According to an 1879 newspaper report, a Black man whose first name was Julian was hanged at New Kent Court House, Virginia, in a judicial execution. His surname is garbled in the report and cannot be confirmed from the available text. The exact date of the hanging is also unclear in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

News report