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‘a commutation were good, However, on Feb. l, 1918, while his case was
»ending before the State Supreme Court, he escaped from the County
ail in the midst of snow blizzard, ‘wounding two of the guards, His
Eee who died later that year with flu had smuggled him a saw which
“he used to sut the bars of his cell and a revolver, Hidden out by
rifriends in Archbald for several days, he fanahly made his way to Cana-
Gda and, during the flu epidemic there the following winter, he worked
das a volunteer orderly in a makeshift hospital, He then went to Nel-
~son, British Columbia. Even though he had fallen into the hands of
othe Canadian police for minor offenses, his identify was not discover-
med and the chances are that he would never hatte been camptured had he
not been of a boastful disposition, He bragged to a fellow countryman
Wsaid to havé been engaged in a boot-legging business with him that he
_tnad blasted his way out of the Scranton jail while under sentence of
mdeath and this man notified the authorities. Delfino was arrested and
=returned to Pennsylvaniaon Nov, 12, 1923, to find that, during his
The Governor
cvabsence, the Supreme Court had rejected his appeal,
agranted two respites before Delfino was electrocuted at Rockview Pri-
{son on March oh. He went to his death calmly and unassisted
=e nis tase eee “that a brother who lived in the United Stateg
© return to Italy and request his aged parents and other relatives to
oray for his soul)
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commutation were good, However, on Feb. h, 1918, while his case was
nding before the State Supreme Court, he escaped from the County
-Slail in the midst of snow blizzard, ‘wounding two of the guards, His
iancee who died later that year with flu had smuggled him a saw which|
e used to sut the bars of his cell and a revolver. Hidden out by
rifriends in archbald for several days, he fanhably made his way to Cana-|
Qda and, during the flu epidemic there the following winter, he worked
das a volunteer orderly in a makeshift hospital, He then went to Nel-
son, British Columbia. Even though he had fallen into the hands of
\othe Canadian police for minor offenses, his identify was not discover-
red and the chances are that he would never hatte been camptured had he
"inot been of a boastful disposition, He bragged to a fellow countryman|
said to havé been engaged in a boot-legging business with him that he
_tnad blasted his way out of the Scranton jail while under sentence fot
wmdeath and this man notified the authorities, Delfino was arrested and
returned to Pennsylvaniaon Nov, 12, 1923, to find that, during his
eiabsence, the Supreme Court had rejected his appeal, The Governor —
Aeranted two respites before Delfino was electrocuted at Rockview Pri-
E 1 to his death calmly and unassisted
eed Peace Bratcemiecesd ae broth er who Lived an the United States
Greturn to Italy and request his aged parents and other relatives to
pray for his soul)
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& commutation were good, However, on Feb. |i, 1918, while his case was
Srending before the State Supreme Court, he escaped from the County
Slail in the midst of snow blizzard, wounding two of the guards, His
iancee who died later that year with flu had smggled him a saw which}
Ghe used to eut the bars of his cell and a revolver, Hidden out by
“Friends in Archbald for several days, he fainbly made his way to Cana-|
da and, during the flu epidemic there the following winter, he worked
das a volunteer orderly in a makeshift hospital, He then went to Nel~
(son, British Columbia. Even though he had fallen into the hands of
Rothe Canadian police for minor offenses, his identify was not discover-|
Sled and the chances are that he woud never hatte been camptured had he
“not been of a boastful disposition, He bragged to a fellow countryman]
said to have been engaged in a boot-legging business with him that he
had blasted his way out of the Scranton jail while under sentence o:
‘death and this man notified the authorities, Delfino was arrested and
Eeturned to Pennsylvaniaon Nov, 12, 1923, to find that, during his
absence, the Supreme Court had rejected his appeal, The Governor
Beranted two respites before Delfino was electrocuted at Rockview Pri-
Elson on March 10, 192. He went to his death calnly and unassisted
Sand his last request was t! 5
to hi: 5
at a brother who Lived in the United
& turn to Italy and request his aged parents and other relatives So
ay for his soul}
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DELFINO, Dominick ~
Delfino, a 26-year-old white man, was a native of Calabria, Italy,
who had emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Arch-
blad, Lackawanna Coe, Pa, He became friendly with a fellow emigrant,
Demetrio Morobito, and for over a year boarded in the home which Moro-
bito provided for his wife and four children, In 1929 they got into
a quarrel over a who should pay for a bottle of beer and from that
time onward were the bitterest of enemies, On the night of of April
25, 1916, both were drinking in an Archbald saloon, Delfino left
around 7:)5 and went to an underpass on Wayne Street through which he
knew Morobito would pass when he started home, Around 8 o'clock, he
intercepted Morobito in the underpass and shot him twice. Morobito
was rushed to a Scranton hospital where, before he died at 3:30 the
next morning, he repeatedly told Detective Thomas M, Reese that Del-
fino had "shot me for nothings"! Delfino was arrested at his home
at 2 AM and though he first denied having shot Morobito, subsequently
admitted that he had done so but claimed that Morobito was a BBlack~
lander" who had made repeated demands for money over a six month sh
iod and had slashed him in the face with a razor a week earlier,
his trial, he was gwonvicted and sentenced to die, but many persons,
including the Chief of Police of Archbald believed that the killing
had been provoked by Morobito and it was thought that his chances for
DELFINO, Dominick °
Delfino, a 26-year-old white man, was a native of Calabria, Italy,
who had emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Arch-
blad, Lackawanna Coe, Pa, He became friendly with a fellow emigrant,
Demetrio Morobito, and for over a year boarded in the home which Moro
bito provided for his wife and four children. In 1929 they got into
a quarrel over a who should pay for a bottle of beer and from that
time onward were the bitterest of enemies. On the night of of April
25, 1916, both were drinking in an Archbald saloon, Delfino left
around 7:)\5 and went to an underpass on Wayne Street through which he
knew Morobito would pass when he started home, Around 8 o'clock, he
intercepted Morobito in the underpass and shot him twice. Morobito
was rushed to a Scranton hospital where, before he died at 3:30 the
next morning, he repeatedly told Detective Thomas M, Reese that Del~
fino had "shot me for nothings" Delfino was arrested at his home
at 2 AM and though he first denied having shot Morobito, subsequently
admitted that he had done so but claimed that Morobito was a BBlack-
jander" who had made repeated demands for money over a six month per-
iod and had slashed him in the face with a razor a week earlier, At
his trial, he was gwonvicted and sentenced to die, but many persons,
including the Chief of Police of Archbald believed that the killing
had been protoked by Morobito and it was thought that his chances for
DELFINO, Dominick
Delfino, a 26-year-old white man, was a native of Calabria, Italy,
who had emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Arch-
blad, Lackawanna (o., Pa, He became friendly with a fellow emigrant,
Demetrio Morobito, and for over a year boarded in the home which Moro:
bito provided for his wife and four children, In 1929 they got into
a quarrel over a who should pay for a bottle of beer and from that
time onward were the bitterest of enemies, On the night of of April
25, 1916, both were drinking in an Archbald saloon, Delfino left
around 7:15 and went to an underpass on \Jayne Street through which he
knew Morobito would pass when he started home, Around 8 o'clock, he
intercepted Morobito in the underpass and shot him twice, Morobito
was rushed to a Scranton hospital where, before he died at 3:30 the
next morning, he repeatedly told Detective Thomas M, Reese that als
Delfino was arrested at his hon
Mander" who had made soya demands for money over a six month Per-
ied ang! ee slashed him in the face with a razor a week earlier,
phe 1s wonvicted and sentenced to die, but many persons,
nel he (hief of Police of archbald believed that the killing
Ses Se eacadl by Morobito and it was thought that his chances for
gerald ae an va a tv of ae Tey
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