Luigi Feruchi, 1908 March 5

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219 PENNSYLVANIA 155

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SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR, Part II, by Testers. Page 73

219 PENNSYLVANIA 155

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‘OLD AND CHAIR, Part II, by Teeters, Page 73

219 PENNSYLVANIA 155

FERRUCHI, Luigi

Ferruchi, a 19-year-old Italian, lived in Philadelphia, Pa. On
Nove 28, 1906, he and two fellow countrymen, Antonio and Sandemaro,
engaged in a heavy bout of beer drinking at the latter's home lo-
cated at 707 Kater Street in an Italian neighborhood of Philadel-
phia. When Antonio daft the house, Ferruchi and Sandemaro were
still drinking. Shortly afterwards, several shots were heard and
Ferruchi was Seen feeing down the street. He ran to the inter-
ception of Marshall and Bainbridge Streets where he was stopped

and arrested by a policeman, A revolver, still hot and having five
empty chambers, was taken from his pocket. Sandemaro was found
dead, having been shot five times with all bullets striking vital
organs. Ferruchi claimed that, for no reason, Sandemaro had
attacked him and began beating him and that he had fired in self-
defense, Inspite of the fact that there were no eyewitnesses, the
prosecution maintained that Ferruchi could have fled the blows with-
out shootings that the fact that he shot five times was indicative

of his intent to kill; and that he fled from the scene of the crim :
was not the action of a man who had killed in Self-dfense, Ferruchi

was convicted and sentenced to hang and his conviction was affirmed

FERRUCHI, Luigi

Ferruchi, a 19-year-old Italian, lived in Philadelphia, Pa. On
Nov. 28, 1906, he and two fellow countrymen, Antonio and Sandemaro,
engaged in a heavy bout of beer drinking at the latter's home lo-
cated at 707 Kater Street in an Italian neighborhood of Philadel-
phia. When Antonio aaft the house » Ferruchi and Sandemaro were
still drinking. Shortly afterwards » Beveral shots were heard and
Ferruchi was seen faeeing down the street. He ran to the inter-
ception of Marshall and Bainbridge Streets where he was stopped

and arrested by a policeman, A revolver, still hot and having five
empty chambers, was taken from his pocket. Sandemaro was found
dead, having been shot five times with all bullets striking vital
organse Ferruchi claimed that, for no reason, Sandemaro had
attacked him and began beating him and that he had fired in self-
defense. Inspite of the fact that there were no eyewitnesses, the
prosecution maintained that Ferruchi could have fled the blows with-
out shootings that the fact that he shot five times was indicative

of his intent to kill; and that he fled from the scene of the crime.
was not the action of a man who had killed in self-dfense, Ferruc!

was convicted and sentenced to hang and his conviction was affirmed

FERRUCHI, Luigi

Ferruchi, a 19-year-old Italian, lived in Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov. 28, 1906, he and two fellow countrymen, Antonio and Sandemaro,

engaged in a heavy
cated at 707 Kater
phia.

bout of beer drinking at the latter's home lo-
Street in an It

still hot and having five
Sandemaro was found

fled from the scene of tl
illed in self-dfense,

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