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" "hicago, May 2, 1928-Nick Vianna sang fAve Maria’ from
the Cook County scaffold before he was hanged for murder 8
years ago, He had killed a man in a holdup and had taken
$5 and a few cents from his pocketse His last words were:
'T hope my death does more good than my life. I hope it
teaches my kid brother to go straight.' Today Paul Vianna
the kid brother, now 18, was sentenced to’ one year to life
in thepenitentiary for robbery with a gun. <A jury found
he had robbed a motorman of $8, 32," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New
Orleans, La., 5-3-1928 (1/7),
"Ghicago, May 2, 1928-Nick Vianna sang ‘Ave Maria! from
| vhe vook County scaffold before he was hanged for murder 8
years ago, He had killed a man in a Rees and had taken
$5 and a few cents from his pockets. His last words were:
'I hope my death does more good than my life. I hope it
teaches my kid brother to go straight.' Today Paul Vianna
the kid brother, now 18, was sentenced to one year to life
in thepenitentiary for eae with a gun, A jury found
he had robbed a motorman of $8, 32," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New
Orleans, La., 5-3-1928 (1/7),
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"Ehicago, May 2, 1928-Nick va sang tive at from |
| the Cook County scaffold be hanged for mrder 6]
years ago, He had killed a man in a holdup and had taken
$5 and a few cents ce his pockets, His last words were:
'T hope my death d ore good than my life. I hope it
my kid A A to go straight.' Today Paul Vianna
pectnees now 18, was sentenced to ne year to life|
in thepenitentiary for robbery with a gun, A jury found
he had robbed a motorman of $6.32." TIMES-P: ‘ICAYUNE, Wew
Orleans, La., 5-3-1928 (1/7),
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VIANA, Nicholas
"Chicago, Dece 9, 1920-Nicholas Viana, former choir boy,
whose 19th birthday will come to an end a few minutes
after 8 o'clock tomorrow morning when he is hanged for
murder, gave a farewell concert for his fellow p&tsoners
in the jail today, Singing "The Misserere', Viana marched
through the jail corridors en route to the death cell,
Viana is known as the 'song bird't of the jail, He has
entertained the prisoners daily for months, He was convic-
ted of participation in-several murders committed by the
notorious Cardinella gang whose leader, Sam Cardinella, is
under sentence of death. Frank Champione, another member
of the gang, was hanged several weeks ago, and other mem=-
bers who turned state's evidence are serving life sen-
tences,"! BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, Dec. LO, 1920
langed Dec, 10, 1920
| VIANA, Nicholas
"Chicago, Dece 9, 1920-Nicholas Viana, former choir boy,
whose 19th birthday will come to an end a few minutes
after 8 o'clock tomorrow morning when he is hanged for
murder, gave a farewell concert for his fellow prisoners
in the jail today, Singing "The Misserere', Viana marched
through the jail corridors en route to the death cell,
Viana is known as the 'song bird' of the jail, He has
entertained the prisoners daily for months, He was convic
ted of participation in-several murders committed by the
notorious Cardinella gang whose leader, Sam Cardinella, is
under sentence of death. Frank Champione, another member
of the gang, was hanged several weeks ago, and other mem=
bers who turned state's evidence are serving life sen-
tences," BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD. Dece 10, 1920
Hanged Dec, 10, 1920
VIANA, eee
"Chicago, ao 4 » 1920-Nicholas Viana, former choir boy,
whose 19th birthday will come to an end a few minutes
after 8 ot ed tomorrow morning when he is hanged for
mrder, gave a farewell concert for his fellow pttsoners
in the jail today, Singing "The Misserere', Viana marched
entertained the Slashers daily for months, He was convic:
ted of participation in-several murders committed by the
notorious Cardinella gang whose leader, Sam Gardinella, is
under sentence of death, Frank Champione, another menber
of the gang, was hanged several weeks ago, and other mem-
bers who turned state's evidence are serving life sen-
tences," BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, Dec. 10, 1920
Hanged Dec, 10, 1920
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