Executed
Willie Hardee
Willie Hardee was executed by hanging at Conwayboro, South Carolina, on June 15, 1883, together with Solomon Hewitt, according to The Grenada Sentinel. The paper reported that a large crowd gathered outside, and that only the lawful number of witnesses were admitted to the execution. The account is brief and gives no details of his life or family. It also does not describe any objections to the sentence.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state