plea for clemency for the younger Pluzdrak though he did not do so
in the case of Salek, the actual triggerman,_However, the Governor.__
declined to intervene in either case and on April 25, 1935, both
were electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison, Their. fellow prisoners raised
the money for the mothers of both boys to pay a final visit to their
sons, Salek, the eldest, was considered the weakest and he was put
to death first, followed shortly afterwards by Pluzdrak. Both boys
were pale as net Gecko pee aged as death, chamber and neither made
‘ any statement, \
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plea for clemency for the younger Pluzdrak though he did not do so
in_the case of Salek, the actual triggerman,_However, the Governor
declined to intervene in either case and on April 25, 1935, both
were electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison, Their fellow prisoners raised
the money for the mothers of both boys to pay a final visit to their
sons, Salek, the eldest, was considered the weakest and he was put
to death first, followed shortly afterwards by Pluzdrak. Both boys
were pale as they slowly entered the: death, chamber and neither made
any statement,
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plea for clemency for the younger Pluzdrak though he did not do so
in the case of Salek, the actual triggerman, However, the Governor
declined to intervene in either case and on April 25, 1935, both
were electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison, Their fellow prisoners raised
the money for the mothers of both boys to pay a final visit to their
sons, Salek, the eldest, was considered the weakest and he was put
to death first, followed shortly afterwards by Pluzdrak, Both boys
were pale as they slowly entered the: death. chamber and neither made
any statement,
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Plugdrak, 17-years-old, and Salek, 19-years-old, were white youths
who were born in raised in Niagara Falls, N. Ye, where both had, at
one time, been active as Boy Scouts, Early in 193), they both left
home and went on a robbery spree that took them into several States.
On the night of August 31, 193), the stolen car in which they were
riding was recognized by Buffalo Police Lt. George Uhl and his part-
ner, Patrolman Harold Milhauser. The car was forced to the side of
the road and Milhauser went to the passenger door and ordered Pluz-
drak from the car and took three pistols from him, Salek emerged
from the car with a drawn pistol and ordered Milhauser to return
Pluzdrak's weapons to him and the policeman did so, While Pluzdrak
covered Milhauser, Salek started back to the patrol car, Uhl saw
him coming and as he attempted to step out of the car, Salek began
firing and shot him down, Both boys then jumped into the patrol car
and fled, leaving the unharmed Milhauser with his dying partners
The car was abandoned near a Michigan Avenue boarding house where
the boys were hiding out and they were subsequently captured there.
Following their trial and conviction, a good deal of sentiment was
generated for a cammtation of their sentences to life imprisonment
because of their youth and the prosecuting attorney joined in the
PLUZDRAK, Stanley and SALEK, Bruno Aen /G 55.
Plugdrak, 17-years-old, and Salek, 19-years-old, were white youths
who were born in raised in Niagara Falls, Ne Ye, where both had, at
one time, been active as Boy Scouts, Early in 193, they both left
home and went on a robbery spree that took them into several States.
On the night of August 31, 193, the stolen car in which they were
riding was recognized by Buffalo Police Lt. George Uhl and his part-
ner, Patrolman Harold Milhauser, ‘The car was forced to the side of
the road and Milhauser went to the passenger door and ordered Pluz-
drak from the car and took three pistols from him, Salek emerged
from the car with a drawn pistol and ordered Milhauser to return
Pluzdrak's weapons to him and the policeman did so, While Pluzdrak
covered Milhauser, Salek started back to the patrol car. Uhl saw
him coming and as he attempted to step out of the car, Salek began
firing and shot him down, Both boys then jumped into the patrol car
and fled, leaving the unharmed Milhauser with his dying partners
The car was abandoned near a Michigan Avenue boarding house where
the boys were hiding out and they were subsequently captured there.
Following their trial and conviction, a good deal of sentiment was
generated for a commutation of their sentences to life imprisonment
because of their youth and the prosecuting attorney joined in the
PLUZDRAK, Stanley and SALEK, Bruno X. DEO
Plugdrak, 17-years-old, and Salek, 19-years-old, were white youths
who were born in raised in Niagara Falls, N. Y., where both had, at
one time, been active as Boy Scouts, Early in 193, they both left
home and went on a robbery spree that took them into several States.
On the night of August 31, 1934, the stolen car in which they were
riding was recognized by Buffalo Police Lt. George Uhl, and his part-
ner, Patrolman Harold Milhauser, The car was forced to the side of
the road and Milhauser went to the passenger door and ordered Pluz~
drak from the car and took three pistols from him, Salek emerged
from the car with a drawn pistol and ordered Milhauser to return
Pluzdrak's weapons to him and the policeman did so, While Pluzdrak
covered Milhauser, Salek started back to the patrol car. Uhl saw
him coming and as he attemted to step out of the car, Salek began
firing and shot him down, Both boys then jumped into the patrol car
and fled, leaving the unharmed Milhauser with his dying partners
The car was abandoned near a Michigan Avenue boarding house where
the boys were hiding out and they were subsequently captured there,
Following their trial and conviction, a good deal of sentiment was
generated for a cummuitation of their sentences to life imprisonment
because of their youth and the prosecuting attorney joined in the
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