Name not reported

A legal execution was carried out in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 25, 1897, according to a year-end chronology in the Union County Courier, and a second year-end summary in The Mitchell Capital reports one execution at Atlanta that same day. Neither account names the person or gives his age, race or the facility where he was held. Because the sources are brief, nothing is recorded about who he was or about any objections to his execution.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: year-end chronology (news reporting) (reporters).

Sources (2)

• Union County Courier, December 30, 1897, page 4 Union County Courier, December 30, 1897
• The Mitchell Capital, December 31, 1897, page 6 The Mitchell Capital, December 31, 1897