Deaths in Custody
Executed

Wm. Meinbicks

died July 2, 1885 · Binghamton jail yard, Broome County, New York

Wm. Meinbicks was hanged in the jail yard at Binghamton, New York, on July 2, 1885, in a judicial execution carried out by the county. Huntsville Gazette and The Osceola Times both reported the hanging. No objections to the execution are reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Binghamton jail (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

News reports (2)