On April 26, 1901, Thomas Edward Ketchum, later known as “Black Jack,” is fitted for a rope atop the gallows in Clayton, New Mexico Territory. The clumsy execution was successful, but Ketchum lost his head in the process.
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On April 26, 1901, Thomas Edward Ketchum, later known as “Black Jack,” is fitted for a rope atop the gallows in Clayton, New Mexico Territory. The clumsy execution was successful, but Ketchum lost his head in the process.