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A. J. Grill

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A. J. Grill

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
7 Nov 1907 (aged 29–30)
San Quentin, Marin County, California, USA
Burial
San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA Add to Map
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Grill Hanged at San Quentin

San Quetin, Nov. 8 [1907]—Convicted of murdering William F. Pearce in Sonoma county, July 23, 1905. A.J. Grill was hanged at 11 o'clock yesterday morning.

Grill maintained to the last his innocence and self-possession. It had been Grill's believe that he would eventually regain his freedom, but when Warden Hoyle of San Quentin notified him that his hope of respite had been shattered by the refusal of Governor Gillett to order a stay of execution, the convicted man brown down.

[Weekly Calistogan, November 15, 1907]
Grill Hanged at San Quentin

San Quetin, Nov. 8 [1907]—Convicted of murdering William F. Pearce in Sonoma county, July 23, 1905. A.J. Grill was hanged at 11 o'clock yesterday morning.

Grill maintained to the last his innocence and self-possession. It had been Grill's believe that he would eventually regain his freedom, but when Warden Hoyle of San Quentin notified him that his hope of respite had been shattered by the refusal of Governor Gillett to order a stay of execution, the convicted man brown down.

[Weekly Calistogan, November 15, 1907]

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  • Created by: Connie
  • Added: Nov 1, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172104278/a_j-grill: accessed ), memorial page for A. J. Grill (1877–7 Nov 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 172104278, citing San Quentin Prison Cemetery, San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA; Maintained by Connie (contributor 47390019).