Executed
Name not reported
A Black man was hanged in a judicial execution at Gunnison, Colorado, on December 16, 1881, according to The People and New Hampshire Patriot, which reported it six days later. The newspaper gives no name, age or other details about him, and the name in its text is garbled. The date, place and method are the only facts the account provides about his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: The People and New Hampshire Patriot (reporters).