Executed

Name not reported

Hartford, Connecticut

An unnamed man was executed by hanging at Hartford, Connecticut, shortly before a letter from Hartford was printed in the Prisoner's Friend in September 1846. According to the letter's writer, his family had petitioned on his behalf, and his sister was to be executed in his place. Before the execution, the writer says, he took leave of her at the prison with an embrace and a kiss, and both were in tears.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Prisoner's Friend letter writer (reporters).

Source

Indiana State Sentinel, September 3, 1846, page 2 Indiana State Sentinel, September 3, 1846

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