The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1890 and 1899. During this period 101 people were executed by hanging.[1]
Executions 1890–1899[edit]
| 1890 – 3 executions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
| 162 | Fletcher Holden | Black | – | M | 06-Jun-1890 | Robbery and Murder | Lawrence Sullivan Ross |
| 163 | Henry Holden | Black | – | M | 06-Jun-1890 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 164 | Tom Miles | Black | – | M | 06-Jun-1890 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1891 – 14 executions | |||||||
| 165 | Jace Murphy | Black | – | M | 09-Jan-1891 | Murder | |
| 166 | Will Blackwell | Black | 20 | M | 06-Mar-1891 | Robbery and Murder | Jim Hogg |
| 167 | Joe Lewis | Black | 37 | M | 27-Mar-1891 | Murder | |
| 168 | Henry Johnson | White | 25 | M | 08-Jun-1891 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 169 | William Caldwell | Black | 26 | M | 31-Jul-1891 | Murder | |
| 170 | Richard Duncan | White | 29 | M | 18-Sep-1891 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 171 | Jim Leeper | White | – | M | 29-Sep-1891 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 172 | Ed Powell | White | – | M | 29-Sep-1891 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 173 | John Felder | Black | – | M | 09-Oct-1891 | Murder | |
| 174 | Wade Felder | Black | – | M | 09-Oct-1891 | Murder | |
| 175 | Lee Hughes | Black | 24 | M | 30-Oct-1891 | Murder | |
| 176 | William Frizzell | White | 27 | M | 20-Nov-1891 | Murder | |
| 177 | Lorenzo Porez | Hispanic | – | M | 27-Nov-1891 | Murder | |
| 178 | Jose Mendez | Hispanic | – | M | 10-Dec-1891 | Murder | |
| 1892 – 12 executions | |||||||
| 179 | George Scott | Black | 23 | M | 27-May-1892 | Murder | |
| 180 | James Fisher | White | 33 | M | 27-May-1892 | Murder | |
| 181 | Tobe Cook | Black | 37 | M | 10-Jun-1892 | Rape and Murder | |
| 182 | Alfred White | Black | 50 | M | 11-Jun-1892 | Murder | |
| 183 | King Sims | Black | – | M | 24-Jun-1892 | Murder | |
| 184 | George Smith | White | – | M | 08-Jul-1892 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 185 | Cal Parks | Black | 21 | M | 15-Jul-1892 | Rape and Murder | |
| 186 | Archie Washington | Black | 21 | M | 26-Jul-1892 | Murder | |
| 187 | Henry McGee | Black | – | M | 12-Aug-1892 | Murder | |
| 188 | Buck Wilkerson | Black | 24 | M | 14-Oct-1892 | Murder | |
| 189 | Rosalie Castillo | Hispanic | – | M | 25-Nov-1892 | Rape | |
| 190 | George Freeny | Black | 50 | M | 25-Nov-1892 | Murder | |
| 1893 – 13 executions | |||||||
| 191 | Frank Holland | White | 25 | M | 23-Feb-1893 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 192 | Charles Scott | Black | 40 | M | 15-Apr-1893 | Murder | |
| 193 | Jim Burke | Black | 20 | M | 28-Apr-1893 | Rape | |
| 194 | Zedolph Davis | Black | 21 | M | 28-Apr-1893 | Rape | |
| 195 | Sam Massey | Black | 32 | M | 28-Apr-1893 | Rape | |
| 196 | John Carlisle [2] | White | 44 | M | 12-May-1893 | Murder | |
| 197 | Charles Luttrell [2] | White | 32 | M | 12-May-1893 | Murder | |
| 198 | Harry Graham | Black | – | M | 09-Jun-1893 | Murder | |
| 199 | Alexander Brown | Black | – | M | 28-Jul-1893 | Murder | |
| 200 | Henry Miller | Black | 33 | M | 28-Jul-1893 | Murder | |
| 201 | Walter Shaw | White | 39 | M | 04-Aug-1893 | Murder | |
| 202 | Alfred McDonald | Black | 21 | M | 17-Nov-1893 | Murder | |
| 203 | Alf Watson | Black | – | M | 08-Dec-1893 | Murder | |
| 1894 – 8 executions | |||||||
| 204 | Ed Nichols | Black | 21 | M | 12-Jan-1894 | Rape | |
| 205 | Mannon Davis | White | 30 | M | 30-Mar-1894 | Murder | |
| 206 | Eduardo Gonzales | Hispanic | 26 | M | 30-Mar-1894 | Murder | |
| 207 | James Upkins | Black | 26 | M | 30-Mar-1894 | Rape | |
| 208 | Joe Guiles | White | 22 | M | 24-May-1894 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 209 | Austin Brown | Black | 32 | M | 25-May-1894 | Murder | |
| 210 | Tom Moore | White | 33 | M | 28-Sep-1894 | Murder | |
| 211 | Eugene Fulke | White | 19 | M | 28-Sep-1894 | Murder | |
| 1895 – 10 executions | |||||||
| 212 | Ed Wilcox | Black | – | M | 11-Jan-1895 | Rape | |
| 213 | Andrew Jackson | Black | 20 | M | 18-Jan-1895 | Murder | Charles Allen Culberson |
| 214 | Richard Burleson | Black | 21 | M | 12-Apr-1895 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 215 | Lee Thomas | White | 24 | M | 02-Aug-1895 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 216 | Charles Key | White | 38 | M | 13-Sep-1895 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 217 | Kit Robertson | Black | 20 | M | 11-Oct-1895 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 218 | J. Q. A. Crews | White | 44 | M | 14-Oct-1895 | Murder | |
| 219 | Alamo McKee | Black | 19 | M | 25-Oct-1895 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 220 | D. L. Spearman | Black | – | M | 25-Oct-1895 | Murder | |
| 221 | Oscar Hennegan | Black | 21 | M | 17-Dec-1895 | Murder | |
| 1896 – 13 executions | |||||||
| 222 | Buck Chappell | Black | 18 | M | 18-Mar-1896 | Murder | |
| 223 | Clem Strawther | Black | – | M | 18-Mar-1896 | Unknown | |
| 224 | Albert Rolly | Black | 20 | M | 20-Mar-1896 | Murder | |
| 225 | Mat Mootry | Black | – | M | 27-Mar-1896 | Murder | |
| 226 | Joseph Goodson | Black | 31 | M | 20-May-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 227 | Brady Rutherford | Black | 18 | M | 20-May-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 228 | John Rutherford | Black | 39 | M | 20-May-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 229 | John Wilkins | White | 21 | M | 26-Jun-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 230 | Jim Hill | Black | – | M | 03-Jul-1896 | Murder | |
| 231 | George Wheeler [3] | White | 37 | M | 04-Sep-1896 | Murder | |
| 232 | Hickman Freeman [3] | Black | – | M | 04-Sep-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 233 | Silas Lee [3] | Black | – | M | 04-Sep-1896 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 234 | John Dove | unknown | – | M | 30-Oct-1896 | Rape | |
| 1897 – 5 executions | |||||||
| 235 | Alexander Terrell | Black | 30 | M | 02-Apr-1897 | Rape | |
| 236 | Dan Walker | Black | 31 | M | 28-May-1897 | Murder | |
| 237 | Jim Williamson | White | – | M | 25-Jun-1897 | Murder | |
| 238 | Prean Deon | Black | 27 | M | 09-Jul-1897 | Murder | |
| 239 | Maximo Martinez [4] | Hispanic | – | M | 30-Jul-1897 | Rape and Murder | |
| 1898 – 10 executions | |||||||
| 240 | George Henry | Black | 18 | M | 18-Feb-1898 | Murder | |
| 241 | W. Eugene Burt | White | – | M | 27-May-1898 | Murder | |
| 242 | Frank Martin | White | – | M | 10-Jun-1898 | Murder | |
| 243 | Joe Malone | Black | 23 | M | 02-Sep-1898 | Rape and Murder | |
| 244 | Jim Barber | Black | – | M | 07-Oct-1898 | Murder | |
| 245 | Charles Kugadt | White | 37 | M | 20-Oct-1898 | Murder | |
| 246 | Emanuel Morris | Black | 40 | M | 28-Oct-1898 | Rape | |
| 247 | Pete Autrey | Black | – | M | 28-Oct-1898 | Murder | |
| 248 | John Shaw | White | – | M | 25-Nov-1898 | Murder | |
| 249 | Jim King | Black | – | M | 02-Dec-1898 | Murder | |
| 1899 – 13 executions | |||||||
| 250 | Fred Sawyer | White | – | M | 13-Jan-1899 | Rape | |
| 251 | Caesar Harris | Black | 24 | M | 16-Mar-1899 | Murder | Joseph D. Sayers |
| 252 | Pate Burton | Black | 28 | M | 24-Mar-1899 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 253 | Elisha Swan | Black | 20 | M | 31-Mar-1899 | Murder | |
| 254 | Tom Robinson | Black | – | M | 28-Apr-1899 | Rape | |
| 255 | Charley Little | White | – | M | 04-May-1899 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 256 | Clay Ford | Black | 24 | M | 20-Jul-1899 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 257 | James Darlington | White | 25 | M | 28-Jul-1899 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 258 | Walter Ford | Black | 24 | M | 27-Oct-1899 | Murder | |
| 259 | George Morrison | White | – | M | 27-Oct-1899 | Murder | |
| 260 | Sam Watrous | Black | 30 | M | 27-Oct-1899 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | |
| 261 | Tom Wright | White | – | M | 10-Nov-1899 | Murder | |
| 262 | Jim Davidson | Black | 30 | M | 24-Nov-1899 | Murder, Rape and Robbery | |
| Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1] | |||||||
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1880–1889 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1900–1909 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ a b Double Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published: May 13, 1893.
- ^ a b c Triple Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published: September 5, 1896.
- ^ Brass Band For A Hanging. The New York Times, published: July 9, 1897.