List of people executed in Texas, 1870–1879
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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1870 and 1879. During this period 50 people were executed by hanging.[1]
Executions 1870–1879
[edit]1871 – 4 executions | |||||||
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# | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
48 | Henry Miller | Black | – | M | 28-Jul-1871 | Murder | Edmund J. Davis |
49 | Meredith Haynes | Black | 27 | M | 15-Dec-1871 | Murder | |
50 | Bartolo Guerra | Hispanic | – | M | 22-Dec-1871 | Murder | |
51 | Oscar Clarke | unknown | – | M | 1871 | Unknown | |
1872 – 1 executions | |||||||
52 | Stephen Ballew | White | 28 | M | 24-May-1872 | Robbery and Murder | |
1873 – 6 executions | |||||||
53 | Arthur Shelby | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
54 | Ben Shelby | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
55 | William Smith | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
56 | Ball Woods | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
57 | George Barnes | White | 26 | M | 14-Apr-1873 | Robbery and Murder | |
58 | Lawson Kimball | White | 31 | M | 14-Apr-1873 | Robbery and Murder | |
1874 – 5 executions | |||||||
59 | Sol Bragg | Black | – | M | June 1874 | Robbery and Murder | Richard Coke |
60 | Andres Davila | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Robbery and Murder | |
61 | Hipolita Tapia | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Robbery and Murder | |
62 | Ely Bly | Black | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Murder | |
63 | Edward Jenkins | Black | – | M | 17-Aug-1874 | Murder | |
1875 – 4 executions | |||||||
64 | James Cooper | Black | – | M | 30-Apr-1875 | Murder | |
65 | Griffin Williams | Black | – | M | 30-Apr-1875 | Rape | |
66 | Juan Flores | Hispanic | – | M | 26-Jun-1875 | Murder | |
67 | Nelson Mitchell | White | 80 | M | 09-Oct-1875 | Murder | |
1876 – 4 executions | |||||||
68 | Wesley Jones | Black | – | M | 11-Aug-1876 | Rape | |
69 | Bill Payne | Black | 25 | M | 03-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
70 | Eugene Catchings | Black | 20 | M | 03-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
71 | Convich S. Wood | unknown | – | M | 10-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
1877 – 1 execution | |||||||
72 | John Singleton | White | 22 | M | 27-Apr-1877 | Robbery and Murder | Richard B. Hubbard |
1878 – 14 executions | |||||||
73 | Brown Bowen | White | 28 | M | 17-May-1878 | Murder | |
74 | Fred Robertson | Black | 22 | M | 31-May-1878 | Rape | |
75 | Paolo Parras | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Jun-1878 | Murder | |
76 | George Solomon | Black | – | M | 28-Jun-1878 | Murder | |
77 | James Jones | Black | – | M | 06-Jul-1878 | Murder | |
78 | Amos Hadley | Native American | – | M | 30-Aug-1878 | Robbery and Murder | |
79 | Diomed Powell | Black | – | M | 30-Aug-1878 | Robbery and Murder | |
80 | John Speer | White | 22 | M | 23-Sep-1878 | Murder | |
81 | William P. Longley | White | 38 | M | 11-Oct-1878 | Murder | |
82 | Juan Antonio Hernandez [2] | Hispanic | – | M | 21-Nov-1878 | Murder | |
83 | Smith Jackson | Black | – | M | 14-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
84 | Pryor Jones | Black | – | M | 14-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
85 | Green Johnson | Black | – | M | 23-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
1879 – 12 executions | |||||||
86 | Ezekiel Bradley | Black | – | M | 02-May-1879 | Murder | Oran Milo Roberts |
87 | José Cordova, Jr.[3] | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Jul-1879 | Robbery and Murder | |
88 | Antonio Garcia | Hispanic | – | M | 11-Jul-1879 | Rape and murder | |
89 | Jacob Hainline | White | – | M | 08-Aug-1879 | Robbery and Murder | |
90 | Taylor Ake | Black | 18 | M | 22-Aug-1879 | Rape | |
91 | Charley Harris | unknown | – | M | 29-Aug-1879 | Murder | |
92 | Packett | Native American | – | M | 12-Sep-1879 | Murder | |
93 | Bill Davis | unknown | – | M | 06-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
94 | Julius Toetel | White | 32 | M | 14-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
95 | George Brown, Jr. | White | 29 | M | 21-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
96 | Andrew Brown | White | 25 | M | 21-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
97 | Cresencio Uvalte | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Nov-1879 | Multiple Murders | |
Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1] |
Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1860–1869 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1880–1889 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ New Murders and Old Murders. The New York Times, published: November 22, 1878.
- ^ A Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published: July 8, 1879.