Executed

William Muscoe

Charlottesville city, Virginia

William Muscoe, a Black man, was hanged at Charlottesville, Virginia, according to a weekly roundup published in the Griggs Courier on May 1, 1891. The hanging was a judicial execution carried out while he was held in state custody. He is remembered here by the record of how he died.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: weekly news roundup.

Source

Griggs Courier, May 1, 1891, page 2 Griggs Courier, May 1, 1891

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