Joseph Kosh, PA, 1932 February 1

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KOSH, Joseph x
Pennsylvania State Prison (Lackawanna County)
Flectrocuted Feb. 1, 1932, for murder of Victoria
Smollens, alias Marie King, Attempted suicide twits 3
times on Nov, 27, 1931, First he tried to hang himself
with noose made from his bedclothes, After hews cut
down by guards he confessed that he had killed the girl
because she would not Leave Scranton with him, He then
tried to set fire to his mattress and later stabbed him-
self with a coat hanger that had been left in his cell,

JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNFD, Johnstow, Pa., Nov. 27, 1932

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KOSH, Joseph i
Pennsylvania State Prison (Lackawanna County)
Flectrocuted Feb. 1, 1932, for murder of Victoria
Smollens, alias Marie King. Attempted suicide tates 3
times on Nov. 27, 1931, First he tried to hang himself
with noose made from his bedclothes, After hews cut
down by guards he confessed that he had killed the girl
because she would not leave Scranton with him, He then
tried to set fire to his mattress and later stabbed him-
self with a coat hanger that had been left in his cell,

JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNED, Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 27, 1931

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JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNFD, Johnstown, Pa., Nov. 27, 1932

KOSH, Joseph ("Biff") ae tii

26-year-old white man, electrocuted Rockview Prison, Pa,
(Lackawanna County) on February 1, 1932.

See large carde

157 ATLAM'IC 79

SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pae,y 1-29-1932 & 2-1-1932
(photograph, page one, issue of 2-1-1932.)

KOSH, Joseph ("Biff")
26-year=old white man, electrocuted Rockview Prison, Pa.
(Lackawanna County) on February 1, 1932.

See large card.
157 ATLAM IC 79

SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Paeg 1-29-1932 & 2-1-1932
(photograph, page one, issue of 2-1-1932.)

KOSH, Joseph ("Biff")

26-year-old white man, electrocuted Rockview Prison, F

(Lackawanna County) on February 1, 1932.
See large card,
157 ATLawIc 179

SCRANTON TIMES, Scranton, Pas, 1-29-1932 & 2-1-1932
(photograph, page one, issue of 2-1-1932.)

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