Convicted and sentenced to die, he was electrocuted at. the Oklahoma
State Prison on March 17, 1923¢ He maintained his innoéence..until
the end and his last words, spoken in broken inglish, were:
"If you fellows please give me life, then maybe so some day you find
out. who killed that girl." | rom
COALGATT, RECORD-REGISTER, Coalgate, Okla. 3-16-1922 & 3-23-1929,
"McAlester, Mar. 17-Steve Sabo walked to the electric
chair with firm step early today and was put to death
without making a confession. He was convicted of the
murder of his niece, Sophia Sabo, 18, last fall. 'Some
time you'll find out who killed Sophia,' were his last
words as he went to his death, Sabo talked freely about
the crime for which he was convict@d during his last hour
but persistently denied he was guilty. A letter he had
written his wife in Huggary was handed to the prison war-
den to mail shortly before Sabo was led from his death
cell, A few hours before the execution ; he ate his last
meal andthen lighted his corncob vive ufféd in eviden
gat sPactlOnes «sabe was pronounced aa few Hiner eee ne
a f+ 3
ae ©
Ca.
ize! Nok
the first contact was made.” DAILY WORLD, Tulse
March 18, 1922
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was electrocuted at.the Oklahoma
State Prison on March 17, 19236 He maintained his innoéence.until
the end and his last words, spoken in broken English, were:
"If you fellows ‘please give me life, then maybe so some day you find
out who killed that girl." oe
COALGATE RECORD-REGISTER, Coalgate, Okla. 3-16-1922 & 3-23-1922,
"McAlester, Mar, 17-Steve Sabo walked to the electric
chair with firm step early today and was put to death
without making a confession. He was convicted of the
murder of his niece, Sophia Sabo, 18, last fall. ‘Some
time you'll find out who killed Sophia,' were his last
words as he went to his death. Sabo talked freely about
the crime for which he was convict@d during his last hout
but persistently denied he was guilty. A letter he had
written his wife in Huggary was handed to the vrison war.
den to mail shortly before Sabo was led from his death
cell. A few hours before the execution , he ate his last
mea] andthen lighted his corncob pine efed 1 avi
sat sPacti Ones ssabo was proncunced Goae os Pew enero
afterthe first contact was made.” DAILY WORLD, Tulse
March 18, 1922
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was elec ted at the Oklahona
‘ison on March 17, 193% He rasinbatned his innoéence. until
"Ef you fellows please give me life, then maybe so some day
out who killed that girl."
RECORD-REGISTER, Coal Okla, 3-16-1922 & 3~23-1922,
tvahoeecar: Mar, 17-Steve Sabo walked to the electric
chair with firm step early today and was put to death
without making @ confession, He was convicted of the
murder of his niece, Sophia Sabo, 18, last fall, 'Some
time you'll find out who killed Sophia,' were his last
words as he went to his death, Sabo talked freely about
the crime for which he was convictéd during his last hou
but persistently denied he was guilty. A letter he had
written his wife in Huggary was handed to the prison war
den to mail shortly before Sabo was led from his death
nae A few come before the execution , he ate his les
ben lighted his corncob » put:
Petter. 8 GabS vas “pSonoaaced aesane fed de eyident
= irst contact was made." DAILY WORLD, Tulse
“Ragas 18, 1922
March 17, 1922
SABO, Steven
Sabo, alias Sabra, was a 5@-year-old white native. of Hungary whom
had immigrated to the United States in 1907, leaving his wife and
three children behind and settling in Oklahoma where a brother,
Alex, had precededhim. Sabo worked at several different mining
jobs in Oklahoma and boarded at the home of his brother. On the
night of Sept. 18, 1921, he entered the bedroom of his sleeping
18-year-old neice, Sophia Sabo, a high school student and, after
raping her, stabbed her repeatedly before fheeing.' Miss Sabo was
able to make her way to a neighbor's house where she relatedthat
her uncle had assaulted and stabbed her before she died. Sabo was
tracked to a deserted mine where he was discovered at the bottom
of a shaft into which he had fallen. Several ribs were broken and
he was so severely injured that it was necessary for him to be kept
in the hoppital for several weeks before he could stand winked
When first taken into custody, he confessed to the Sheriff but he
subsequently rppudiatedthis gonty ress
hea Lonanc ma. ba ks.
innocent. At His trial, while the jury oat ca sizberating, "Re
attempted to commit suicide by leaping through the courthouse window.
Mareh 17, 1922
SABO, Steven ‘
Sabo, alias Sabra, was a Sé-year-old white native. of Hungary whon
had immigrated to the United States in 1907, leaving his wife and
three children behind and settling in Oklahoma where a brother,
Alex, had precededhim, Sabo worked at several different mining
jobs in Oklahoma and boarded at the home of his brother. On the
night of Sept. 18; 1921, he entered the bedroom of his sleeping
18-year-old neice, Sophia Sabo, a high school student and, after
raping her, stabbed her repeatedly before fheeing.' Miss Sabo was
able to make her way to a neighbor's house where she relatedthat
her uncle had assaulted and stabbed her before she died. Sabo was
tracked to a deserted mine where he was discovered at the bottom
of a shaft into which he had fallen. Several ribs were broken and
he was so severely injured that it was necessary for him to be kept
in the hoppital for several weeks before he ‘could stand trial.
When first taken into custody, he confessed to the Sheriff but he
subsequently ss
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aoe
attempted to commit sukcide by leaping through the courthouse window,
March 17, 1922
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