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Wood

died July 7, 1891 · Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Oswego County, New York

Wood was put to death by electrocution at Sing Sing prison in New York on July 7, 1891, the third of three men executed that day. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported that he showed no emotion on seeing the chair and kept his eyes on a crucifix. The three executions took about twenty-four minutes from the first man's entry to Wood's death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

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

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