Executed
Name not reported
A man surnamed Martin was hanged in Nashville, Tennessee, in a judicial execution, according to the American Citizen, which reported it in April 1879. The paper gives no first name, age, or day for his death, and its account is brief. The report names the method as hanging and describes the execution as carried out by the state.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.