Executed
William R. Ross
William R. Ross was hanged early in the morning of March 6, 1903, on an enclosed gallows set up beside the Bottineau County courthouse in North Dakota. In his last days he converted to Catholicism. His execution had been delayed after statements he made shortly before the first scheduled date, and those statements led to an investigation. The delay and the investigation came before the date on which he was finally executed.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: court.