Executed
William Boudoo
William Boudoo was hanged in Colbert County on April 28, 1876, according to a special dispatch from Tuscumbia printed in the Nashville American and reprinted by the Chicago Daily Tribune. The dispatch says he was taken from the jail to a gallows near the edge of town, guarded by a militia company, while about 3,000 people gathered. It says he betrayed no fear, received spiritual consolation from a minister, and said he was going straight to Heaven. According to the dispatch, he protested his innocence until the end.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. The 1876 Tuscumbia dispatch reported he died protesting his innocence.
Reported by: A special to the American from Tuscumbia, as reported by the Nashville dispatch (reporters).