Executed
Name not reported
A man was hanged at Folsom prison in Folsom, California, on June 12, 1896, in a judicial execution, according to a Nebraska Advertiser report published June 19, 1896. The paper does not give his name, age, or anything else about who he was, and the name in the scanned text is garbled. The source does not record any objections to the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: scanned 1896 newspaper report (reporters).