Executed

William Houston

died July 19, 1888 · Winston

Wm. Houston was scheduled to be hanged at Winston on July 19, 1888, according to The State Chronicle, which reported on July 20, 1888. The paper said the commissioners had ordered the execution to be carried out in public. The account gives no further details about Houston's life or family, and it does not confirm that the hanging took place.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

News report

The State Chronicle, July 20, 1888, page 2 The State Chronicle, July 20, 1888

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