List of people executed in Indiana (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Indiana before capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976.

One hundred and thirty-one people, all male, were executed in Indiana during the pre-Furman era, seventy-two by hanging and fifty-nine by electrocution.

List of people executed in Indiana (pre-1972) Indiana Territory Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 Slaughter — — Male 1814 Knox Hanging Unknown Thomas Posey

Statehood: 1814–1972 Name Race Age Sex Date of execution County Method Victim(s) Governor 1 Henry Chryst White — Male April 1, 1817 Wayne Hanging James Chambers Jonathan Jennings 2 James Ouley — October 1, 1818 Crawford William Briley 3 Amasa Fuller — March 31, 1820 Dearborn Palmer Warren 4 John Dahmen — July 26, 1821 Floyd Frederick Nolte 5 Thomas McKinney — October 22, 1822 Knox James Boyd Ratliff Boon 6 Hampshire Pitts Black — December 6, 1822 Wayne William Mail William Hendricks 7 John Harvey White 50 June 27, 1823 Vanderburgh Thomas Casey 8 William Cox Black — April 9, 1824 Knox Rosannah Smith 9 James Hudson White — January 12, 1825 Madison Falls Creek massacre 10 John Bridge Sr. — June 3, 1825 James B. Ray 11 Stephen Sawyer — 12 Edward Swanson — May 11, 1829 Rush Elisha Clark 13 John Richardson — November 12, 1830 Fountain Richardson family 14 Kader Herring — June 11, 1833 Bartholomew John Comer Noah Noble 15 John Jones — John Ray 16 Isaac Heller 26 April 25, 1836 Union Heller family 17 David Scott — June 15, 1838 LaPorte Joshua Copland David Wallace 18 Francis Staves — June 29, 1838 Porter John Pelton 19 John Lechner — November 3, 1840 Noble John Farley 20 William Thompson — February 12, 1841 Putnam Abraham Rhinearson Samuel Bigger 21 James Sumner — October 7, 1841 Jackson Nancy Sumner 22 Noah Beauchamp — December 30, 1842 Parke George Mickleberry 23 Henry Dyas — July 5, 1844 Vigo George Brock James Whitcomb 24 James Fields — December 18, 1846 Crawford Susannah Fields 25 Ernest William Gross — December 13, 1850 Floyd John Peter Smith Joseph A. Wright 26 John D. Bennett — December 5, 1851 Ripley William Maddox 27 Benjamin Madden — May 3, 1855 Allen John Dunbar 28 George Keefer — 29 John Hubbard — December 13, 1855 Wabash French family, Edward Boyle 30 Greenbury O. Mullinix 25 December 18, 1857 Putnam Martha Ann Sublett Ashbel P. Willard 31 Henry Hardin — June 17, 1864 Clark Peter Yesley Oliver P. Morton 32 John Hendley — — December 29, 1865 Marion John Cotton 33 George W. Sage — — May 25, 1866 Jennings Unnamed child 34 Milton White White 23 November 1, 1867 Madison Daniel Hoppes Conrad Baker 35 Oliver Anson Morgan 26 December 23, 1869 Vigo John Petri 36 Ben Sawyer Black — May 26, 1871 Vanderburgh Mrs. Sawyer 37 Jerome Brooks White 22 October 27, 1871 Carroll Asher W. Slater 38 William Thomas Camp — November 22, 1872 Gibson J. R. Bilderback 39 John Beavers 35 February 15, 1878 Jefferson John W. Sewell James D. Williams 40 John Achey — January 29, 1879 Marion George Leggett 41 William Merrick — Julia Merrick 42 Walter Watson 27 April 3, 1879 Vermillion Ezra Compton 43 Louis Guetig 19 September 19, 1879 Marion Mary McGlew 44 Joseph W. Stout 21 August 8, 1883 Parke Taylor Dunbar Albert G. Porter 45 Samuel McDonald — October 9, 1883 Allen Louis Laurent 46 John Anderson 17 January 25, 1884 Posey James Vandiver 47 Zachary Snyder 21 48 Charles Butler 26 October 10, 1884 Whitley Lavina Abigail Shehan 49 John Coffey 21 October 16, 1885 Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. James McMullen Isaac P. Gray 50 Weibern Wartena — February 26, 1886 Jasper John Dreger 51 Robert J. Phillips Black — April 8, 1886 Marion Mrs. Phillips 52 John C. Henning White 55 May 27, 1886 Montgomery Lottie Vollmer 53 Sam Archer — July 9, 1886 Martin Samuel A. Bunch 54 Nathaniel S. Bates — August 26, 1886 Wayne Kittie Bates 55 Macy Warner 25 March 9, 1888 Clark Frank Harris 56 Sylvester Grubb — April 19, 1889 Knox Gertrude Downey Alvin Peterson Hovey 57 James E. Stone — February 16, 1894 Daviess Wratten family Claude Matthews 58 Henry Jones Black 23 May 7, 1897 Marion Homer Thomas James A. Mount 59 Joseph D. Keith White 40 November 15, 1901 Gibson Nora Kifer Winfield T. Durbin 60 John Rinkard 63 January 16, 1902 Wabash Laura Rinkard 61 Willis B. Wheeler 45 June 6, 1902 Warrick Elias Burns 62 Lewis Russell Black 48 September 26, 1902 Gibson Perry Stout 63 Matthew Alexander 28 April 16, 1903 Vigo Thomas Burke 64 William Jackson Black — June 12, 1903 Vanderburgh Allan Blankenship 65 Ora E. Copenhaver White 26 Marion Delia Copenhaver 66 Edward Hoover White 26 November 13, 1903 Marion Frank Sutton 67 Benjamin Springs Black 34 July 1, 1904 Vigo Jesse Case 68 Jerry Duggins White 28 July 8, 1904 Ramsey family 69 Berkley Smith Black 30 June 30, 1905 Marion Hattie Smith Frank Hanly 70 George Williams 28 February 8, 1907 Edward Petticord 71 John Chirka White 40 February 20, 1914 Lake Electrocution Mary Chrika Samuel M. Ralston 72 Harry Rasico 35 Vigo Bertha and Walter Rasico 73 Robert Collier Black 34 October 16, 1914 Vanderburgh John Cain 74 Kelly Robinson 28 February 1, 1916 Marion John F. Roe 75 William Ray 18 August 5, 1920 Martha Huff James P. Goodrich 76 Will Thornton 21 December 10, 1920 Lake Nick Kish 77 William E. Donovan White 38 June 1, 1922 Montgomery Mrs. Donovan Warren T. McCray 78 Ben Brooks 40 December 1, 1922 Bartholomew Amazona B. Montgomery 79 Harry Diamond 26 November 14, 1924 Porter Nettie Diamond Emmett Forest Branch 80 Peter Vergolini 29 January 30, 1925 Lake Annie Tomick Edward L. Jackson 81 John Koval 32 October 16, 1925 Martha Egolowski 82 Edward Stewart Black 25 January 16, 1926 Marion Ralph Cunningham 83 Peter Jankowski White 27 January 22, 1926 Lake Andy Hirtzu 84 Henry Smith Black 26 March 26, 1926 Porter Martin Smith 85 Roosevelt Hicks 25 July 29, 1927 Marion Mrs. Hicks 86 John Grzyb White 23 April 10, 1928 Elkhart Louis C. Kreidler 87 James Britt Black 34 March 21, 1930 Lake Sam Goldberg Harry G. Leslie 88 Ignacio Saragoza White 26 June 24, 1931 LaPorte Charles Glafcke 89 Herbert Johnson 33 February 12, 1932 LaGrange Bert C. Frye 90 Ulysses Mackneezer Black 31 July 1, 1932 Porter Josephine Odoriczzi 91 John E. Moore White 29 March 2, 1933 Blackford Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore Paul V. McNutt 92 Glen Donald Shustrom 24 July 28, 1933 Lake Alberta Knight 93 Charles Vernon Witt 28 November 24, 1933 Boone Lafayette A. Jackson 94 Harley Edwards 39 March 2, 1934 Jackson Lillian Edwards 95 Louis E. Hamilton 28 September 28, 1934 Boone Lafayette A. Jackson 96 Richard Perkins Black 33 October 1, 1934 Hancock Carl Heckman 97 Edward Coffin White 21 October 9, 1934 Clark Harold Amick 98 Olivett Griggs Black 32 June 14, 1935 Lake Hugo Orescan 99 Richard Chapman White 21 October 19, 1935 Henry Nolte 100 George W. Barrett 55 March 24, 1936 Marion Hanging Nelson B. Klein 101 Gaston Slaughter Black 37 April 17, 1936 Vigo Electrocution Walter Lanfair 102 Clarence E. Thomas White 31 October 19, 1936 Whitley Harry Zumbrun 103 Harry Singer 25 December 26, 1936 Wabash Kaufman family 104 Chester Arkuszewski 25 March 12, 1937 LaPorte Ignatz Pazuchoski M. Clifford Townsend 105 William A. Kuhlman 28 June 10, 1937 Franklin Harry R. Miller 106 John Joseph Poholsky 35 107 Frank Gore Williams 24 108 Raymond Fortune 27 September 17, 1937 Huntington Orris N. Dokken 109 Willis Fuller 29 January 14, 1938 Vigo Paul Mankin 110 Monroe White Black 32 May 3, 1938 Newton Michael Pappas 111 Heber L. Hicks White 40 May 6, 1938 Franklin Harry R. Miller 112 John Dee Smith 22 June 1, 1938 Whitley Arlie N. Foster 113 Robert Shaw 27 June 28, 1938 LaGrange Harry Spice 114 Hugh Marshall Jr. 22 July 8, 1938 Shelby William H. Bright 115 Vurtis Neal 19 116 Henry A. Noelke 32 September 30, 1938 Vanderburgh Hazel and Rita Jo Noelke 117 Rhuel James Dalhover 32 November 18, 1938 St. Joseph Paul Minneman 118 Orelle J. Easton 25 June 3, 1939 LaPorte Ray Dixon 119 James Reed Swain Black 20 June 23, 1939 Vanderburgh Christian H. Bredenkamp 120 Adrian Miller White 31 August 16, 1939 Allen Alice May Girton 121 Milton Leonard Hawkins 25 November 14, 1941 Floyd Edmund J. Davis Henry F. Schricker 122 Virginius Carter 33 February 10, 1942 Dearborn Johnston Agrue family 123 Cleveland Greathouse Black 64 November 26, 1945 Lake Rebecca Coaklin Ralph F. Gates 124 Frank Quarles 44 April 2, 1946 Vanderburgh Julia Gottman 125 Frank Ray Badgley White 51 February 23, 1949 Jasper John Gerka and Donald Cook Henry F. Schricker 126 Robert Oscar Brown 38 127 Thomas Kallas 58 March 29, 1949 Lake George Stocks 128 Franklin Sherman Click 31 December 30, 1950 Allen Phyllis Conine 129 Robert Austin Watts Black 28 January 16, 1951 Bartholomew Mary Lois Burney 130 Richard Kiefer White 41 June 15, 1961 Allen Pearl and Dorothy Kiefer Matthew E. Welsh

Demographics Race Unknown 3 White 100 Black 28 Age Unknown 43 17–19 4 20–29 46 30–39 23 40–49 8 50–59 5 60–69 2 Gender Male 131 Female 0 Date of execution 1810–1819 3 1820–1829 10 1830–1839 6 1840–1849 6 1850–1859 6 1860–1869 5 1870–1879 8 1880–1889 13 1890–1899 2 1900–1909 12 1910–1919 4 1920–1929 12 1930–1939 34 1940–1949 7 1950–1959 2 1960–1969 1 Method Hanging 72 Electrocution 59 Governor (Party) Thomas Posey (DR) 1 Jonathan Jennings (DR) 4 Ratliff Boon (DR) 1 William Hendricks (DR) 4 James B. Ray (DR) 4 Noah Noble (W) 3 David Wallace (W) 3 Samuel Bigger (W) 3 James Whitcomb (D) 2 Joseph A. Wright (D) 5 Ashbel P. Willard (D) 1 Oliver P. Morton (R) 3 Conrad Baker (R) 5 James D. Williams (D) 5 Albert G. Porter (R) 5 Isaac P. Gray (D) 7 Alvin Peterson Hovey (R) 1 Claude Matthews (D) 1 James A. Mount (R) 1 Winfield T. Durbin (R) 10 Frank Hanly (R) 2 Samuel M. Ralston (D) 4 James P. Goodrich (R) 2 Warren T. McCray (R) 2 Emmett Forest Branch (R) 1 Edward L. Jackson (R) 7 Harry G. Leslie (R) 4 Paul V. McNutt (D) 13 M. Clifford Townsend (D) 17 Henry F. Schricker (D) 7 Ralph F. Gates (R) 2 Matthew E. Welsh (D) 1

See also Capital punishment in the United States Capital punishment in Indiana Lists of people executed in the United States List of people executed in Indiana

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