William Ledlow

William Ledlow, a Black man, was hanged at Selma, Alabama, under a sentence of the court, according to the Narragansett Herald of April 8, 1882. The paper reported that he and a co-defendant declared they were innocent. The account gives no further detail about his life or the date of the hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. He and a co-defendant declared that they were innocent, according to the newspaper report.

Reported by: the newspaper report.

Source

• Narragansett Herald, April 8, 1882, page 3 Narragansett Herald, April 8, 1882