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'''John W. Hulbert Jr.''' (also '''John Hurlbert''') (September 1867 in Auburn, New York – February 22, 1929 in Auburn, New York<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/02/23/archives/hulbert-former-executioner-is-a-suicide-man-who-put-140-to-death.html | newspaper=New York Times | title=Hulbert, Former Executioner, Is a Suicide; Man Who Put 140 to Death Shoots Himself | date=February 22, 1929 | page=12}}</ref>) was the [[executioner]] for the states of [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Massachusetts]] from 1913 to 1926.<ref name="Village Voice">{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Gonnerman | title=The Last Executioner | newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-01-18/news/the-last-executioner/3/ | date=January 18, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Ivan | last=Solotaroff | title=The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Culture of Death Row | pages=22–23 | publisher=Harper |date=November 2002 | isbn=978-0-06-093103-2}}</ref> Hulbert was trained as "[[state electrician]]" by his predecessor, [[Edwin F. Davis]], and oversaw 140 executions during his tenure.<ref>{{cite book | first=Stuart | last=Banner | title=The Death Penalty: An American History | page=195 | publisher=Harvard University Press |date=March 2003 | isbn=0-674-01083-3}}</ref> |
'''John W. Hulbert Jr.''' (also '''John Hurlbert''') (September 1867 in Auburn, New York – February 22, 1929 in Auburn, New York<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1929/02/23/archives/hulbert-former-executioner-is-a-suicide-man-who-put-140-to-death.html | newspaper=New York Times | title=Hulbert, Former Executioner, Is a Suicide; Man Who Put 140 to Death Shoots Himself | date=February 22, 1929 | page=12}}</ref>) was the [[executioner]] for the states of [[New York (state)|New York]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Massachusetts]] from 1913 to 1926.<ref name="Village Voice">{{cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Gonnerman | title=The Last Executioner | newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-01-18/news/the-last-executioner/3/ | date=January 18, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | first=Ivan | last=Solotaroff | title=The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Culture of Death Row | pages=22–23 | publisher=Harper |date=November 2002 | isbn=978-0-06-093103-2}}</ref> Hulbert was trained as "[[state electrician]]" by his predecessor, [[Edwin F. Davis]], and oversaw 140 executions during his tenure.<ref>{{cite book | first=Stuart | last=Banner | title=The Death Penalty: An American History | page=195 | publisher=Harvard University Press |date=March 2003 | isbn=0-674-01083-3}}</ref> |
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According to his colleague, [[Sing Sing]] prison physician Amos Squire, Hulbert became significantly depressed about his job, but performed the duty for the good salary of $150 per execution.<ref>{{cite book | first=Ted | last=Conover | title=Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing | publisher=Vintage |date=June 2001 | page=190 | isbn=0-375-72662-4}}</ref> Hulbert went to lengths to maintain his privacy, never allowed the press to obtain a photograph, and was described in newspapers as "the man who walks alone."<ref>{{cite book | first=Mark | last=Gado | title=Death row women: murder, justice, and the New York press | pages=30–31 | publisher=Praeger |date=November 2007 | isbn= 978-0-275-99361-0}}</ref> Following a nervous breakdown in 1926, Hulbert retired as executioner. He said, "I got tired of killing people."<ref name="Village Voice"/> |
According to his colleague, [[Sing Sing]] prison physician Amos Squire, Hulbert became significantly depressed about his job, but performed the duty for the good salary of $150 per execution.<ref>{{cite book | first=Ted | last=Conover | title=Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing | publisher=Vintage |date=June 2001 | page=190 | isbn=0-375-72662-4}}</ref> Hulbert went to lengths to maintain his privacy, never allowed the press to obtain a photograph, and was described in newspapers as "the man who walks alone."<ref>{{cite book | first=Mark | last=Gado | title=Death row women: murder, justice, and the New York press | pages=30–31 | publisher=Praeger |date=November 2007 | isbn= 978-0-275-99361-0}}</ref> Following a [https://crimescribe.com/2018/04/30/on-this-day-in-1925-the-biter-nearly-bitten-at-sing-sing/ nervous breakdown in 1926], Hulbert retired as executioner. He said, "I got tired of killing people."<ref name="Village Voice"/> |
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In 1929, Hulbert became further depressed over the death of his wife, Mattie, and, at the age of 59, committed suicide by going into the cellar of his home and shooting himself.<ref>{{cite book | first=Jeffrey | last=Abbot | title=Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death | publisher=St. Martin's Press |date=April 2006 | page=190 | isbn=0-312-35222-0}}</ref> Hulbert was survived by two children, Martha, age 24, and John D., age 29. He was buried beside his wife in Soule Cemetery, [[Sennett, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102114926|title=John W Hulbert|date=March 25, 2014|work=Find A Grave Memorial# 102114926|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=13 November 2014}}</ref> |
In 1929, Hulbert became further depressed over the death of his wife, Mattie, and, at the age of 59, committed suicide by going into the cellar of his home and shooting himself.<ref>{{cite book | first=Jeffrey | last=Abbot | title=Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death | publisher=St. Martin's Press |date=April 2006 | page=190 | isbn=0-312-35222-0}}</ref> Hulbert was survived by two children, Martha, age 24, and John D., age 29. He was buried beside his wife in Soule Cemetery, [[Sennett, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102114926|title=John W Hulbert|date=March 25, 2014|work=Find A Grave Memorial# 102114926|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=13 November 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:51, 28 October 2018
John W. Hulbert Jr. (also John Hurlbert) (September 1867 in Auburn, New York – February 22, 1929 in Auburn, New York[1]) was the executioner for the states of New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts from 1913 to 1926.[2][3] Hulbert was trained as "state electrician" by his predecessor, Edwin F. Davis, and oversaw 140 executions during his tenure.[4]
According to his colleague, Sing Sing prison physician Amos Squire, Hulbert became significantly depressed about his job, but performed the duty for the good salary of $150 per execution.[5] Hulbert went to lengths to maintain his privacy, never allowed the press to obtain a photograph, and was described in newspapers as "the man who walks alone."[6] Following a nervous breakdown in 1926, Hulbert retired as executioner. He said, "I got tired of killing people."[2]
In 1929, Hulbert became further depressed over the death of his wife, Mattie, and, at the age of 59, committed suicide by going into the cellar of his home and shooting himself.[7] Hulbert was survived by two children, Martha, age 24, and John D., age 29. He was buried beside his wife in Soule Cemetery, Sennett, New York.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Hulbert, Former Executioner, Is a Suicide; Man Who Put 140 to Death Shoots Himself". New York Times. February 22, 1929. p. 12.
- ^ a b Gonnerman, Jennifer (January 18, 2005). "The Last Executioner". The Village Voice.
- ^ Solotaroff, Ivan (November 2002). The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Culture of Death Row. Harper. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-0-06-093103-2.
- ^ Banner, Stuart (March 2003). The Death Penalty: An American History. Harvard University Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-674-01083-3.
- ^ Conover, Ted (June 2001). Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing. Vintage. p. 190. ISBN 0-375-72662-4.
- ^ Gado, Mark (November 2007). Death row women: murder, justice, and the New York press. Praeger. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-0-275-99361-0.
- ^ Abbot, Jeffrey (April 2006). Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death. St. Martin's Press. p. 190. ISBN 0-312-35222-0.
- ^ "John W Hulbert". Find A Grave Memorial# 102114926. findagrave.com. March 25, 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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