Earl Hill, 1910 April 18

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‘HILL, Earl B.

Hill, a 20-year-old white native of Oneonta, N. Yes had worked for
one week as a laborer on the farm of Eldridge Davis of West Bain-
bridge, Chenango Co., Ne Ye, in July, 1908. After he returned to
Oneonta, he and a friend, David H, Borst, broke into several resi-
cences and, among other things, stole some pistols, Late on the
afternoon of Aug, 26, 1908, they appeared at the Davis farm and were
told by Mrs. Davis that her husband had gone to the pasture to fetch
the cows, They left in Search of him and were seen leaving the pas-

ture by Mrs. Davis and some neighbors, When Davis did not return to

was sentenced to die, but a Strong effort was made for a conmtation
of his sentence to life imprisonment, The Governor refused to inter.
vene and he was electrocuted at Auburn Prison on April 18, 1910, He

HILL, Earl B,

Hill, a 20-year-old white native of Oneonta, N. Yes had worked for
one week as a laborer on the farm of Eldridge Davis ‘of West Bain-
bridge, Chenango Co., Ne Y. sin July, 1908. After he returned to
Oneonta, he and a friend, David H, Borst, broke into several resi-
cences and, among other things, stole some pistols, Late on the
afternoon of Aug, 26, 1908, they appeared at the Davis farm and were
told by Mrs. Davis that her husband had gone to the pasture to fetch
the cows. They left in Search of him and were seen leaving the pas-
ture by Mrs. Davis and Some neighbors, When Davis did not return to
the house, his body was found by a fence, He had been shot to death
and was robbed, Hill and Borst returned to Oneonta where they spent
the night at the home of Borst's sister, ‘The next day Hill left for
Carbondale but returned a few days later and was taken to the police

was sentenced to die, but a strong effort was made for a commtation
of his sentence to life imprisonment. The Governor refused to inter-|
vene and he was electrocuted at Auburn Prison on April 18, 1910. He
had to be assisted into the death chamber and moaned BSE piteously

HILL, Earl B,

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bridge, Chenango

Oneonta,

commutation
The Governor refused to inter.

vene and he was electrocuted Prison on April 18, 1910, He

had to be assisted into the death chamber and moaned BEXE piteously

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Earl Hill executed on 1910-04-18 in New York (NY)
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