page_title: Murder of George E. Bailey
section_title: Execution
hierarchical_section_title: Murder of George E. Bailey / Execution
caption_attribution_description: English: Charlestown State Prison in 1840
context_page_description: The murder of George E. Bailey occurred on October 8, 1900, at Breakheart Hill Farm in Saugus, Massachusetts. Bailey's employee, John C. Best, was subsequently convicted of the murder and executed.
context_section_description: On August 28, 1902, Best was transported from the Salem jail to Charlestown State Prison. He was executed at 12:22 am on September 9. He was completely composed during his execution and did not utter any final words. The witnesses were prison physician Dr. Joseph McLaughlin, Surgeon General of Massachusetts Robert A. Blood, associate district medical examiner Dr. George Stedman, and Deputy Sheriff William Cronin, whose presence was required by law. Rev. I. Murray Mellish and a representative from the Associated Press were also in attendance. He was pronounced dead by the attending physicians at 12:27 am.
caption: Best was executed on September 9, 1902 at Charlestown State Prison.
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