Executed
Will Dantzler
Will Dantzler, a Black man, was hanged in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 1, 1902, after a court sentenced him to death. According to the Hattiesburg Daily Progress, he spoke to the crowd before his death, asked forgiveness for anything he had said wrongly, and said goodbye to those present. Father Greimel prayed with him, and he repeated the words of the prayer. The newspaper reported that Sheriff Batson stood ready with an axe and cut the rope after deputies had readied him.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: 1902 Hattiesburg newspaper account (reporters).