Executed
Granville Young
Granville Young was hanged at Rock Island on October 29, 1845, along with John Long and Aaron Long, after being taken from the jail that day. At the prisoners' request, the 139th Psalm was read before the execution, and the men bid farewell to those on the scaffold. The Davenport Gazette, as reprinted by the Burlington Hawk-Eye, reported that his body was to be given to a St. Louis doctor for dissection. John Long claimed Young was innocent, a claim the article does not verify.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. John Long claimed Young was innocent, as reported by the Davenport Gazette.
Reported by: Davenport Gazette, as reprinted by the Burlington Hawk-Eye (reporters).