Executed
Name not reported
A man was hanged at Houston, Texas, on June 25, 1897, as an execution, according to a short item of condensed telegrams published in The Commonwealth on July 1, 1897. The item does not give his name, age, or any other details about him. It also says nothing about the circumstances of the execution or any objections to it.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: a newspaper's condensed telegrams item (reporters).