a razor blade and taken to the prison hospital where the flow of
—biood-was- stopped and he was able -to-walk to the electric chair
unassisted. He gave a quizzaical smile to the witnesses and maintained
an air of complete canposure.
TOLEDO BLADE, Toledo, Ohio, May 20, 1937
a razor blade and taken to the prison hospital where the flow of
piood-was stopped and he-was able to walk to the electric chair
unassisted. He gave a quizzical smile to the witnesses and maintained
an air of complete canposure.s
TOLEDO BLADE, Toledo, Ohio, May 20, 1937
gave a quizzical smile to
of complete canposures
TOLEDO BLADE, Toledo, Ohio, May 20, 1937
KOTOWLCZ, Steve
Kotowicz, a 23-year-old white native of Toledo, Ohio, was .a high
school student in 1933 when he was sent .to the State Boy's Industrial
School on a charge of burglary. After his release, he was again con-
wicted of burglary and sent to the Mansfield Reformatory. Freed on
parole, he entered the LaGrange Street grocery store owned and opera-
ted by Mr. and Mrs, Clement A,Mikolajezyk late on the afternoon of
Sept. 19, 1936, pulled a pistol from underneath his jacket and attempt-
ed to rob the couple who were alone in the store, Mr. Mikolajezyk,
recognizing Kotowicz as one of a group that hanged around on the cor-=
ner thought that he was joking and when he hesitated, Kotowicz shot
him and ran. Mikolajczyk died of h&s woundsz and Kotowicz was
arrested four days later in a Summitt Stree hotel, He kad the pistol
whith which he had shot Mikolajczyk in a dresser drawer in his hotel
room at the time. Convicted by a jury that deliberated for almost
2h, hours:-before finding him guilty; he was sentenced to death, Three
hours before his scheduled electrocution on May 19, 19375 he attempted
to commit suicide by slakhing a vein in his arm above his elbow, He
was discovered shortly after he had made his attempt with a piece of
KOTOWLCZ, Steve
Kotowi.cz, a 23-year-old white native of Toledo, Ohio, was a high
school student in 1933 when he was sent.to the State Boy's Industrial
School on a charge of burglary. ‘After his release, he was again con-
wicted of burglary and sent to the Mansfield Reformatory. Freed on
paroles he entered the LaGrange Street grocery store owned and opera-
ted by Mr. and Mrs, Clement A,Mikolajczyk late on the afternoon of
Sept. 19, 1936, pulled a pistol from underneath his jacket and attempt-
ed to rob the couple who were alone in the store. Mr. Mikolajczyk,
recognizing Kotowicz as one of a group that hanged around on the cor~
ner thought that he was joking and when he hesitated, Kotowicz shot
him and ran. Mikolajcazyk died of h&s wounds and Kotowicz was
arrested four days later in a Summitt Stree hotel, He kad the pistol
with which he had shot Mikolajcezyk in a dresser drawer in his hotel.
room at the time. Convicted by a jury that deliberated for almost
2 hours before finding him guilty, he was sentenced to death, ‘Three
hours before his scheduled electrocution on May 19, 1937, he ee
to commit suicide by slabhing a vein in his arm above his elbow,
was discovered shortly after he had made his attempt with a piece of
KOTOWICZ, Steve
Kotowies, a 23-year-old white native of Toledo, Ohio, was .a high
school student in 1933 when he i+ to the State Boy's Industrial
School on a charge of burglary. After his release, he was again con-
wicted of burglary and sent to the Mansfield Reformatory. Freed on
parole, he entered the LaGrange Street grocery store owned and opera~
ted by Mr, and Mrs. Clement A,Mlikolajezyk late on the afternoon of
Sept. 19, 1936, pulled a pistol from unterneath his jacket and attempt:
ed to rob the couple who were alone in the store, Mr. Wkolajcayk,
recognizing Kotowicz as one of a group shat hanged around on the cor-
ner thought that he was joking and when he hesitated, Kotowicz shot
him and ran, Mikolajozyk died of hits woundsx and Kotowics was
arrested four days later in a Sumitt Stree hotel, He kad the pistol
whth which he had shot Mikolajcayk in a dresser drawer in his hotel
roan at the time, Convicted by a jury that deliberated for almost
24 hours before finding him guilty, he was sentenced to death, Three
hours before his scheduled, electrocution on Nay 195 1937 he 3 attempted
to comit suicide by slabhing a vein in his am abéve hia elbow,
was discovered shortly after he had made his attempt with a piece of
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