Executed
Waites Martin
Waites Martin was executed by hanging in the jail yard at Columbia, South Carolina, on April 24, 1891. According to The Morning News, the knot slipped and his neck was not broken, so he died of strangulation about ten minutes after the drop fell. The paper reported that he made a speech from the gallows and said he felt sure of going to heaven.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper account of the hanging.