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Julius Toothel

died November 20, 1879 · Grayson County, Texas

Julius Toothel was hanged at Sherman, Texas, on November 20, 1879, in a judicial execution. A newspaper item from that year, published in The People And New Hampshire Patriot, said about 6,000 people watched. The execution is recorded as a hanging carried out under the authority of the state. Julius Toothel is remembered here by name.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: news reports.

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