Executed
Waite S. Martin
Waite S. Martin was hanged in the jail yard at Columbia, South Carolina, on April 24, 1891, as an execution carried out by the state. The Morning News reported that the knot slipped and his neck was not broken, so he died of strangulation about ten minutes after the drop fell. He made a speech from the gallows saying he felt sure of going to heaven. Other papers of the time listed his execution at Columbia on the same date but gave no further details.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: newspaper reports of the hanging.