H e drove the car farther and then checked the trunk @gain, When
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inflicting a mortal wound, and buried her in a shallow grave by the
side of the road after removing her rings and watch. The body was
discovered the next morning by a passing motorist who noticed her
hand protruding from the ground and Richard, who was not drowned,
was found by the creek, Grant admitted having killed his wife but he
claimed that he had B&&KXH become temporarily insane because of ium
what he believed to be her infidelities and he also said that he had
attempted to kill Richard because the boy ad withessed the mi shoot=
ing of his mother and was making inquiries about her welfare, Richard
testified against him at his trial and his plea of insanity failed to
hold upe Convicted and sentenced to die, his case was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he: was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on March 19, 1948. When
the switch was thrown, the executioner discovered that he had failed
to connect the current and Grant remained seated, breathing heavily,
while adjustments were made and the chair was readied.
33 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERIES 166
He drove the car farther and then checked the trunk again, When
Ae ; till alj o " ae y Ae ime;
inflicting a mortal wound, and buried her in a shallow grave by the
side of the road after removing her rings and watch. The body was
discovered the next morning by a passing motorist who noticed her
hand protruding from the ground and Richard, who was not drowned,
was found by the creeks Grant admitted having killed his wife but he
claimed that he had BEEKXA become temporarily insane because of jum
what he believed to be her infidelities and he also said that he had
attempted to kill Richard because the boy kad withessed the mm shoot-
ing of his mother and was making inquiries about her welfare, Richard
testified against him at his trial and his plea of insanity failed to
hold upe Convicted and sentenced to die, his case was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on March 19, 1948. When
the switch was thrown, the executioner discovered that he had failed
to connect the current and Grant remained seated, breathing heavily,
while adjustments were made and the chair was readied.
33 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERIES 66
IDI EE,
He drove the car farther and then checked the trunk again,
still ali ke—to-hi Het
inflicting a mortal wound, and buried her in a shallow grave by the
side of the road after removing her rings end watch, The body was
discovered the next morning by a passing motorist who noticed her
hand protruding from the ground and Richard, who was not drowned,
was found by the creek. Grant admitted having killed his wife put he
claimed that he had SEAKXM become temporarily insane because of jor
what he belleved to be her infidelities and he also said that he had
attempted to kill Richard because the boy kad withessed the mi shoo
ing of his mother and was making inquiries about her welfare, Richa
testified against lim at his trial and his plea of insanity failed to
hold ups Convicted and sentenced to die, his case was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on March 19, 1948. When
the switch was thrown, the executioner discovered that he had failed
fo connect the current and Grant remained seated, breathing heavily,
while adjustments were made and the chair was readied.
When
33 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERTZS 1,66
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Sy Hert Jo Masel (G0G0F
~ Grant, a 39-year-old white resident of Pensacola, Fla,, was employed
as a bus driver by the Florida Pulp and Paper Co, He was jealous of
his second wife, Gertha, who had believed had been seeing other men
and he had discussed these Supposed infidelities w ith some of his
co-workers. On the morning of March 8, 1975 he, Gertha and her
76fear-old son by a previous marriage, Richard, left Pensacola in
his automobile and spent the day driving around in “labama, stopping
for lunch at Fairhope and having a sandwich that afternoon at Brew-
ton. Around seven o'clock that evening, they were in Baldwin Co,
when Grant stopped the automobile and asked Gertha to check and see
if her door was fastened, As she turned her head, he drew a pistol
from his belt and struck her, She Jumped from the car screaming
and he threw her to the ground and fired one shot into her body which
he placed in the trunk of the car before driving off, He stopped
the car on one occasion, lifted the lid to the trunk and when he no-
ticed that his wife was conscious, he fired another shot into her
kody, closed the lid and drove of? again, Richard requested that he
hi ther out of the trunk and he Stopped the car at a bridge
aya aravac: lured the boy outside, knocked him over the head and
pushed him into the creekwwhere, he supposed, Richard drownedes
GRANT, Noel Je Wea tewde LOCn TO
‘Grant, a 39-year-old white resident of Pensacola, Fla., was employed
as a bus driver by the Florida Pulp and Paper Co, He was jealous of
his second wife, Gertha, who had believed had been seeing other men
and he had discussed these supposed infidelities w ith some of his
co-workers. On the morning of March 8, 197, he, Gertha and her
7eGear=old son by a previous marriage, Richard, deft Pensacola in
his automobile and spent the day driving around in labama, stopping
for lunch at Fairhope and having a sandwich that afternoon at Brew-
ton. Around seven o'clock that evening, they were in Baldwin Co,
when Grant stopped the automobile and asked Gertha to check and see
if her door was fastened. As she turned her head, he drew a pistol
from his belt and struck her, She jumped from the car screaming
and he threw her to the ground and fired one shot into her body which
he placed in the trunk of the car before driving off, He stopped
the car on one occasion, lifted the lid to the trunk and when he no-
ticed that his wife was conscious, he fired another shot into her
tody, closed the lid and drove off again, Richard requested that he
let his mother out of the trunk and he stopped the car at a bridge
mae a creek, lured the boy outside, knocked him over the head and
pushed him into the creekxwhere, he supposed, Richard drownede
GRANT, Noel J. OL. (2G VF
Grent, 2 3§-year-old white resident of Pensacola, Fla,, was employed
as a bus driver by the Florida Pulp and Paper Co, He was jealous of
his second wife, Certha, who had believed had been seeing other men
and he had discussed these supposed infidelities w ith some of his
of March 8, 197, he, Gertha and her
2 previous marriage, Richard, left Pensacola in
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fron his belt and struck her,
and he threw her to the ground
he no-
he fired another shot into her
again, Richard requested that
let his mother ou: the trunk and he
over a creek, lured the boy outs:
pushed hin into the creckashere, hi
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