The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1900 and 1909. During this period 71 people were executed by hanging.[1]
Executions 1900–1909 edit
| 1900 – 11 executions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
| 263 | Antonio Flores | Hispanic | – | M | 06-Jan-1900 | Murder | Joseph D. Sayers |
| 264 | Geronimo Para | Hispanic | – | M | 06-Jan-1900 | Murder | |
| 265 | Ellis Misebel | Black | – | M | 12-Jan-1900 | Rape | |
| 266 | Willie Jones | Black | 28 | M | 09-Mar-1900 | Murder | |
| 267 | King Martin | Black | – | M | 16-Mar-1900 | Rape | |
| 268 | Nevison Morris | Black | 30 | M | 23-Mar-1900 | Murder | |
| 269 | Frank White | Black | – | M | 23-Mar-1900 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 270 | Bob McKinney | Black | – | M | 16-Apr-1900 | Murder | |
| 271 | Henry Brown | Black | 18 | M | 07-May-1900 | Murder | |
| 272 | Sid Spears | Black | – | M | 18-Jun-1900 | Murder | |
| 273 | John Renfro | White | – | M | 27-Jul-1900 | Murder | |
| 1901 – 4 executions | |||||||
| 274 | Augustus Davis | Black | – | M | 14-Mar-1901 | Murder | |
| 275 | Juan Rocha | Hispanic | 60 | M | 02-Aug-1901 | Murder | |
| 276 | John Pearl | White | – | M | 22-Oct-1901 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 277 | Will King | Black | – | M | 25-Oct-1901 | Murder | |
| 1902 – 8 executions | |||||||
| 278 | Anderson Norris | Black | – | M | 10-Jan-1902 | Murder | |
| 279 | Thomas Morris | White | – | M | 31-Jan-1902 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 280 | John Roan | Black | 28 | M | 19-Apr-1902 | Rape | |
| 281 | Andres Olivarez | Hispanic | – | M | 02-Jun-1902 | Murder | |
| 282 | John Warren | Black | – | M | 15-Aug-1902 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 283 | Vincent Sancedo | Hispanic | 27 | M | 19-Sep-1902 | Rape | |
| 284 | Jim Buchanan | Black | – | M | 16-Oct-1902 | Rape and Murder | |
| 285 | Jeff Mikel | Black | – | M | 13-Dec-1902 | Murder | |
| 1903 – 7 executions | |||||||
| 286 | John Ransom | Black | – | M | 03-Apr-1903 | Robbery and Murder | S. W. T. Lanham |
| 287 | Rip Johnson | Black | – | M | 14-May-1903 | Murder | |
| 288 | Charley Jones | Black | – | M | 23-May-1903 | Rape | |
| 289 | J. E. (Ed) Shutt [2][3] | White | – | M | 29-May-1903 | Murder of B. C. Whittier | |
| 290 | Henry Johnson | Black | – | M | 30-May-1903 | Rape | |
| 291 | George Harkey | Black | – | M | 30-Jun-1903 | Murder | |
| 292 | Marguerito Reyna | Hispanic | – | M | 04-Dec-1903 | Rape | |
| 1904 – 6 executions | |||||||
| 293 | Henry Fugett | Black | – | M | 12-Feb-1904 | Murder | |
| 294 | Brozier Smith | Black | 21 | M | 25-Mar-1904 | Murder | |
| 295 | Will Murray | Black | – | M | 25-Apr-1904 | Murder | |
| 296 | Henry Williams | Black | 30 | M | 02-May-1904 | Rape and Murder | |
| 297 | Bacente Losarno | Hispanic | 19 | M | 16-Jun-1904 | Murder | |
| 298 | Appolonario Hernandez | Hispanic | – | M | 23-Dec-1904 | Murder | |
| 1905 – 7 executions | |||||||
| 299 | John Reeves | unknown | – | M | 17-Feb-1905 | Murder | |
| 300 | Conrad Schwartz | White | 20 | M | 22-Mar-1905 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 301 | John Henry Young | Black | 20 | M | 31-Mar-1905 | Murder | |
| 302 | Holly Vann | White | 30 | M | 12-May-1905 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 303 | Sam Collins | Black | – | M | 19-May-1905 | Murder | |
| 304 | Presley Tankersley | Black | – | M | 01-Sep-1905 | Murder | |
| 305 | George Turner | White | 43 | M | 22-Dec-1905 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1906 – 6 executions | |||||||
| 306 | Thomas Young | White | 40 | M | 30-Mar-1906 | Murder | |
| 307 | Jack Wilkerson | White | – | M | 29-Jun-1906 | Murder | |
| 308 | Rufus Martin | Black | – | M | 12-Jul-1906 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 309 | Robert Johnson | Black | – | M | 20-Jul-1906 | Murder | |
| 310 | Dick Garrett | Black | – | M | 21-Nov-1906 | Murder | |
| 311 | Henry Brown | Black | 33 | M | 30-Nov-1906 | Murder | |
| 1907 – 5 executions | |||||||
| 312 | Alberto Vargas | Hispanic | 18 | M | 04-Jan-1907 | Murder | |
| 313 | A. B. Washington | Black | – | M | 14-Feb-1907 | Murder | Thomas Mitchell Campbell |
| 314 | Felix Powell | Black | – | M | 02-Apr-1907 | Rape and Murder | |
| 315 | John Armstrong | Black | – | M | 26-Apr-1907 | Murder | |
| 316 | Dock Bailey | Black | – | M | 07-Nov-1907 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1908 – 6 executions | |||||||
| 317 | John Brown | Black | – | M | 27-Mar-1908 | Rape | |
| 318 | James Cason | White | 35 | M | 29-May-1908 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 319 | Tom Jones | Black | – | M | 20-Jun-1908 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 320 | Monk Gibson | Black | 19 | M | 28-Jun-1908 | Rape and Murder | |
| 321 | J. Williams | Black | – | M | 31-Jul-1908 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 322 | Frank Mitchell | Black | – | M | 01-Aug-1908 | Murder | |
| 1909 – 11 executions | |||||||
| 323 | John Boyd | Black | – | M | 08-Jan-1909 | Rape | |
| 324 | Claude Golden | Black | 45 | M | 12-Feb-1909 | Rape | |
| 325 | Johnnie Green | Black | 20 | M | 25-Feb-1909 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 326 | Edmund Shelton | Black | – | M | 14-May-1909 | Murder | |
| 327 | Refugio Juareque | Hispanic | – | M | 11-Jun-1909 | Rape | |
| 328 | Willis Macklin | Black | – | M | 02-Jul-1909 | Murder | |
| 329 | Marcellus Thomas | Black | – | M | 03-Sep-1909 | Murder | |
| 330 | Will McIntosh | Black | – | M | 01-Oct-1909 | Murder | |
| 331 | Lee Russell | Black | – | M | 01-Oct-1909 | Rape and Murder | |
| 332 | Tom Willison | Black | 23 | M | 22-Oct-1909 | Murder | |
| 333 | Robert Wright | White | – | M | 17-Dec-1909 | Murder | |
| Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1] | |||||||
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1890–1899 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1910–1919 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Asked For Pardon By 'Phone. The New York Times, published May 30, 1903.
- ^ Governor Hanged in Effigy. The New York Times, published June 4, 1903.