Paul Emanuel Hilton: Murder & Execution

Paul Emanuel Hilton was born in Brooklyn, New York about 1899. He was a baseball player nothing big league, was always in trouble. From a young boy age 10 spent 6 years in reformatory at Catholic Protectory in New York City for burglary. He worked his way up to shooting 4 policemen.

 Inmate #78594 Sing Sing, New York
Crime: Murder
Rec: 10 May 1926
Term: Death

Here's a few more newspaper articles 

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30130439/paul_hilton/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30130232/paul_hilton/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30129901/paul_hilton/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30129718/paul_hilton/


Paul Hilton was executed on 17 Feb 1927
at Sing Sing Prison. There is no FAG for him so I have no idea where he is buried. The only family member ever mentioned was an Uncle who's name was Thomas Cruise living at 96 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY.

Paul was living here at the time of his arrest.

He had many alias: Frank Merriwell, William Cody, William Hilton. 

I am wondering what happened to a 10 year old boy that would commit burglary. What was his family life like? I am sure it was hard enough living in New York City but still what happened? Hopefully a member will be able to tell us. Although there were no other trees for him on Ancestry, just the one I made.