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overboard and swim to land and then remain hidden while
the other men collected the $80,000 insurance. Instead,
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overboard and swim to land and then remain hidden while
the other men collected the $80,000 insurance. Instead,
it was charged, Goldstein was thrown overboard then far
from land and the others then rowed away, leaving him to
drown,"
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overboard and swim to land and then remain hidden while
the other men collected the 000 insurance. Instead,
it was charged, Goldstein was thrown overboard shen far
from land and the others then rowed away, leaving him to
drown."
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Joseph Lefkowtiz,’electrocuted Sing Sing Prison, N. Y.
(Kings County) on July 19, 1928, "Joseph Lefkowitz, accu-
sed as the instigator of the drowning of a boy whose life
he insured for $80,000, died in the electric chairs Lef-~
kowtiz protested his innocence to the last. XXxathnkyxKxyu
'T didn't know there was going to be anybody killed,' he
said just before he was led to the chair, ‘All I knew was
that there was to be a fake drowning and that nobody was
to get hurtxyeven,! The youth was Benjamin Goldstein, 22-
years-old. It was charged he was pushed from a rowboat
in Gravesend Bay by Irving Rubinzahl at the instance of
Lefkowitz, Rubinzahl is serving a sentence Bérfrom 20
years to life in Sing Sing. Harry Greenburg who was also
in the boat wasdacouitted. The plan of the men it was
brought out at the trial, was to have & oldstein jump
brought out at the trial, was to have Goldstein jump
LEFKOWITZ, Joseph
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Joseph Lefkowtiz, “electrocuted Sing Sing Prison, N. Y.
(Kings County) on July 19, 1928, "Joseph Lefkowitz, accu-
sed as the instigator of the drowning of a boy whose life
he insured for $80,000, died in the electric chair. Lef-
kowtiz protested his innocence to the last. XXXAXHHXKKKXX
'I didn't know there was going to be anybody killed,' he
said just before he was led to the chair, ‘All I knew was
that there was to be a fake drowning and that nobody was
to get hurtxeven.! The youth was Benjamin Goldstein, 22-
years-old, It was charged he was pushed from a rowboat
in Gravesend Bay by Irving Rubinzahl at the instance of
Lefkowitz, Rubinzahl is serving a sentence BSfirfrom 20
years to life in Sing Sing. Harry Greenburg who was also
in the boat wasdacquitted. The plan of the men it was
LiFKOTIZ. Joseph
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ostph Lefkowtiz, “electrocuted Sing Sing Prison,
County) on July 19, 1928, "Joseph L athens accu-|
s the instigator of the drowning of a boy whose life
he insured for $80,000, died in the electric chair, Lef-
kowtiz protested his innocence to the last.
'T didn't know there was going to be anybody killed,' he
said just before he was led to the chair, ‘All I knew was
that there was to be a fake drowning and that nobody was
we ih RG) BE Son Benjamin Goldstein, 22-
years-old, It was charged s pushed from a rovbost
Jn Gravesend Bay by Erving Rabingahl at the instance of
Lefkowitz, Rubinzahl is serving a sentence Bérfrom 20
years to life in Sing Sing. Harry Greenburg who was also
in the boat asdacquitted, The plan of the men it was
brought out at the trial, was to have Goldstein jump
