Giuseppe Versacio, NY, 1904 September 5

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lungs are thus free from air, there is little heart’ actio

‘and death is instantaneous." JOURNAL, Atlanta, georgia,
September §, 1904 (9/5e)

See also GIORGIO, Antonio

lungs are thus free from air, there is little heart ’actior
and death is instantaneous." JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia,
September §, 1904 (9/5)

See also GIORGIO, Antonio

lungs are thus free from air, there is little heart’action
and death is instantaneous." JOURNAL, Atlanta, feorgia,
September §, 190) (9/5~)

See also GIORGIO, Antonio

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White, 21, electrocuted Auburn Prison, NY (Allegheney Co,
on September 5, 190k. "Auburn, NY¥y Septe 6 = Guiseppe
Versecdia, the accomplice of Antonio Giorgio in the murde
of John Van Gorder and his half sister, Miss Farnham, at
West Almond last May, was put to death in the electric
chair at the Auburn prison yesterday. Giorgio was elec~
trocuted last Tuesday. Versaccia began praying aloud as
goon as he was seated in the death chair and he continued
his supplications in a high key even after the mask had
ween buckled over his face. His utterances ceased in=-
stantly upon the application of the current. State Elec~
trician Davis explained that he caught the condemned man
just where it was necessary to make an electrocution per=

fect, which is just at the expiration of the last breath
from the body and before starting to inhale anothers The

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White, 21, electrocuted Auburn Prison, NY (Allegheney Co.
on September 5, 190k. "Auburn, NYy Septe 6 = Guiseppe
Versecdia, the accomplice of Antonio Giorgio in the murde}
of John Van Gorder and his half sister, Miss Farnham, at
West Almond last May, was put to death in the electric
chair at the Auburn prison yesterday. Giorgio was elec-
trocuted last Tuesday. Versaccia began praying aloud as
goon as he was seated in the death chair and he continued
his supplications in a high key even after the mask had
ween buckled over his facee His utterances ceased in-
stantly upon the application of the current. State Elec-
trician Davis explained that he caught the condemned man
just where it was necessary to make an electrocution per=
fect, which is just at the expiration of the last breath
from the body and before starting to inhale another, The

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VERSECCIA, Guiseppe W/5/ W), Vo(Ms Af fAAL
White, 21, electrocuted Auburn Prison, NY (Allegheney Co,
on September 5, 190. "Auburn, NY, Sept. 6 - Guiseppe
Versecdia, the accomplice of Antonio Giorgio in the murde:
of John Van Gorder and his half sister, Miss Farnham, at
West Almond last May, was put to death in the electric
chair at the Auburn prison yesterday. Giorgio was elec-
Versaccia began praying aloud as

‘ween buckled over his faces

stantly upon the application of the current.

tricdan Davis explained that he caught the condemned man
just where it was necessary to make an electrocution per
Fect, which is just at the expiration of the last breath
from the body and before starting to inhale another. The|

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