innocence.
130 ATLANTIC ho3
RECORD=ARGUS, Greenville, Pa,, 10=2)-1925
innocence.
130 ATLANTIC 03
RECORD-ARGUS, Greenville, Pa,, 10-2-1925
innocence.
130 APLANEIC 103
RECORD-ARWUS, Greenville, Pa,, 10-2h-1925
_GIRSCH, John and WEISS, Michael
Girsch and Weiss, young white natives of Roumania, were vine xm to-
gether in Wheatland, ra, where they were employed as laborers in a
sheet mill, For sane fine they had been watching and planning to
rob the West Middlesex service station. owned and operated by William
%. Turner, They had actually gone there on three separate occasions
but each time had gotten cold feet and failed to carry out their
plan, Around closing time on the night of March 1, 192, they drove
to West Soe gee and parked in the rear of the station until Turner
began closing. Weiss remained in the car while Girsch went to the
station and when Turner refused to open his cash drawer, Girsch shot
and killed himOn their way back to Wheatland, they met a tailor with
whom they were acquainted and they assaulted and robbed him, They
_then went to their boarding house, packed their belongsnes and caught
a taxi to Youngstown, Ohio, From there they went to Cleveland where
both obtained work and where they were arrested shortly afterwards,
Both confessed KMEXWMKAXK their parts in the murder of Turner but then
repudiated them and claimed that the admissions of guilt had been
forced from them, Their convictions were appealed to the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court and affirmed, A vigorous but unsuccessful effort was
made to have the sentences commuted and both were electrocuted at
Rockview State Prison on Oct, 26, 1925, Both died protesting their
GIRSCH, John and WEISS, Michael
Girsch and Weiss, young white natives of Roumania, were living im to-
gether in Wheatland, Pa,, where they were employed as Laborers in a
sheet mill, For some time they had been watching and planning to
rob the West Middlesex service station owned and operated by William
Z Turner, They had actually gone there on three separate occasions
but each time had gotten cold feet and failed to carry out their
plan, Around closing time on the night of March 1, 192), they drove
to West Middlesex and parked in the rear of the station until Turner
began closing, ‘Weiss remained in the car while Girsch went to the
station and when Turner refused to open his cash drawer, Girsch shot
and killed himOn their way back to Wheatland, they met a tailor with
whom they were acquainted and they assaulted and robbed him, They
then went to their boarding house, packed their belongsngs and caught
a taxi to Youngstown, Ohio, From there they went to Cleveland where
both obtained work and where they were arrested shortly afterwards,
Both confessed KMXXWMUKAXK their parts in the murder of Turner but then|
repudiated them and claimed that the admissions of guilt had been
forced from them, Their convictions were appealed to the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court and affirmed, A vigorous but unsuccessful effort was
made to have the sentences commuted and both were electrocuted at
Rockview State Prison on Oct, 26, 1925, Both died protesting their
| GIRSCH, John and WEISS, Michael
Girsch and Weiss, young white natives of Roumania, were living in to-
gether in Wheatland, Pa,, where they were employed as laborers in a
sheet mill, For sone time they had been watching and planning to
rob the West Middlesex service station owned and operated by Willian
2, Turner, They had actually gone there on three separate occasions
but each time had gotten cold feet and failed to carry out their
an, Around closing time on the night of March 1, 192), they drove
to West Middlesex and parked in the rear of the station until Turner
began closing, Weiss remained in the car while Girsch went to the
station and when Turner refused to open hig cash drawer, Girsch shot
and killed himOn their way back to Wheatland, they met a tailor with
whom they were acquainted and they assaulted and robbed him, They
then went to their boarding house, packed their belongangs and caught
a taxi to Youngstown, Ohio, From there they went to Cleveland where
both obtained work and where they were arrested shortly afterwards,
Hoth confeeasd SUIWIBUX their parke_in-the midar_of Tumer but. then
repudiated them and claimed that the admissions of guilt had beer
forced from them, Their convictions were appealed to the Pane) ania
Suprene Court and affirmed, A vigorous but Cae effort we
le to have the sentences commuted and both were electrocuted at
Booeeicn State Prison on Oct, 26, 1925, Both died protest:
