Deaths in Custody
Executed

William Neufeld

Sing Sing prison

William Neufeld was executed by electrocution in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison, where he was being held. A weekly news digest in the Crittenden Press, published January 24, 1901, reported the execution. The digest reported the electrocution as the method used to carry out the sentence of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

News report