Executed
Charles Justice
Charles Justice was executed in the electric chair at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus on October 27, 1911. He was the 38th person to die in Ohio's electric chair. A long-told story that he built the metal restraints used on the chair is not true, according to research by the Ohio History Connection, which found he was not imprisoned when the straps were added.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Ohio History Connection research.
Custody: Serving a sentence.