Executed

Wyatt Banks

died April 2, 1883 · Robertson County, Texas

Wyatt Banks was scheduled to be hanged in Robertson County, Texas, on April 2, 1883, in a judicial execution carried out by the state. A Fort Worth Daily Gazette report published March 23, 1883, said the governor had declined to interfere in his case. He was in the custody of Robertson County as the execution date approached.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Fort Worth Daily Gazette (reporters).

News report

Fort Worth Daily Gazette, March 23, 1883, page 1 Fort Worth Daily Gazette, March 23, 1883

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