Executed
Wiley Vaughn
Wiley Vaughn, a Black man, was held at the jail in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The Gazette reported on November 20, 1897, that he was hanged in private inside the jail. The death is recorded as an execution, and the report gives no date for the hanging itself.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: a brief newspaper report.