Executed
Will Murray
Will Murray, a Black man, was hanged in public in Beaumont, Texas, on April 23, 1904, according to a report in the San Antonio Daily Light published two days later. The paper reported that before the cap was adjusted he made a speech saying he was going straight to heaven. The paper also reported that his neck was broken and that death was instantaneous.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: the newspaper dispatch reporting the hanging.