Executed Today for arson

Per me, John Price Posey was executed on this day in 1788. He was a bit of a n’er-do-well, committing the crimes of theft, assault, jail escape and arson before it all caught up with him when he was 35 and he was hanged. None of this is terribly unusual, but Posey’s background is. Click on the link if you want to hear more about it.