Executed

William

died June 1886 · Cooke County, Texas

William, a Black man, was held in custody at Gainesville, Texas, and was executed by hanging on the scaffold there in June 1886. A report in the Union County Courier, published in January 1887, describes the execution as carried out. The death is recorded as a legal hanging under a sentence of the court.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Union County Courier, January 5, 1887, page 4 Union County Courier, January 5, 1887

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