Executed
William Kemmler
William Kemmler was put to death by electric current at Auburn State Prison in Auburn, New York, in August 1890. The Hickman Courier's account of his execution described the procedure and the electric chair used at the prison. The article also reported the state courts' rulings on whether electrocution was constitutional.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: New York State (Auburn State Prison) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.