Executed
Wyatt
Wyatt was hung in Auburn on a Monday in August 1846, according to the Alexandria Gazette, which reported the death on August 25 of that year. The paper reported that Wyatt's body later disappeared from the jail and was found to have been moved to the state prison and placed in a barrel. A crowd gathered and threatened to take the body by force, and the matter was resolved when the body was handed over for burial. The account gives no information about Wyatt's family, work, or who held responsibility for the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: 1846 newspaper account (reporters).