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Charles Justice

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Charles Justice

Birth
Death
27 Oct 1911
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
Burial
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Buried on October 28, 1911. (Death Certificate)

Legal execution by electric-chair at 12:05 A.M., in the Ohio State Penitentiary for robbery/murder.

Age 43

Career criminal

He has become part of folk-lore because about 1900, while an inmate, he designed metal clamps to replace the leather straps on the electric-chair to improve its performance. He later died in the same chair.
Buried on October 28, 1911. (Death Certificate)

Legal execution by electric-chair at 12:05 A.M., in the Ohio State Penitentiary for robbery/murder.

Age 43

Career criminal

He has become part of folk-lore because about 1900, while an inmate, he designed metal clamps to replace the leather straps on the electric-chair to improve its performance. He later died in the same chair.

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  • Created by: NWO
  • Added: Jul 24, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55378890/charles-justice: accessed ), memorial page for Charles Justice (unknown–27 Oct 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55378890, citing Mount Calvary Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).