April 26, 1901 Clayton, New Mexico territory Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum is hanged for train robbery, the only person executed for this crime Ketchum admitted he modeled his style after the infamous criminal Black Jack, but claimed he was not the real one. When he was sentenced to hang, he reinforced his innocence of the… Continue reading The only man executed for train robbery
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FLW: a day’s worth of obscenities
Famous Last Words Allen J. Adams Northampton, Massachusetts April 16, 1886 (After his final meal) Why in the __ didn’t you bring me that eggnog? - - - (During the reading of the death warrant) I don’t care a __ what you read. - - - (As his arms were restrained to his chest) Go… Continue reading FLW: a day’s worth of obscenities
The Boston Martyrs are executed
October 27, 1659 Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marmaduke Stevenson and William Robinson are hanged for being Quakers, a violation of a religious banishment sentenced upon them Stevenson and Robinson were two of three of the Boston Martyrs; the third, Mary Dyer was executed by hanging on June 1, 1660. Stevenson's Last Words were "This day… Continue reading The Boston Martyrs are executed
Modoc chief hanged
October 3, 1873 Fort Klamath, Oregon Kintpuash, chief of the Modoc tribe located in modern-day California and Oregon, is hanged with 3 other tribe leaders for killing a General and a minister during a conference Kintpuash, known by settlers as Captain Jack, had been advised to kill the Army's "leader," General Edward Canby, in hopes… Continue reading Modoc chief hanged
Woman shot as she is thrown from car windshield
September 15, 1926 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Chicago, Illinois Two articles are published regarding separate unfortunate events The first article described a man, Ignacio Ortiz, having discovered his estranged wife with another man, Edward Wisniewski. Ortiz shot Wisniewski in the chest as the latter tried to drive away on a highway. The fatal shot caused the vehicle… Continue reading Woman shot as she is thrown from car windshield
