Kalkiewicgz was also convicted and sentenced to die, but in view of
his cooperation with the State, his sentence was subsequently comnu-
ted to life imprisonment, The fourth member of the pang, Zigsmund
("Zigey'") Plocharski was never captured and it was. believed by the
police that his own partners in crime had mrdered him and buried
the body in some remote area,, The thoroughly hardened Ziolkowski
never admitted participation in KKK any murders and he disdained any
religious consolation, He seemed indifferent to his own death and
at his last dinner he heartily ate a meal ofnsisting of a large sir-
IN Loin steak, mashed potatoes, peas, celery, coffee, rolls and apple
\,, piee That night for supper, he enjoyed chicken chop suey, apple
pie, ice cream and coffee, At his request, he was furnished with
Nee sigars.and, as he entered the death chamber he paused and
looked at the assembled witnesses, before flipping the last cigar,
S glowing red into the front row where it struck one of the spectators
Nin the chest. He then sat down in the chair and to the guard who
last words, spoken just before the awitch was thrown, were: "Whoopee,
NS : tt NT OF DEATH by Elliott, pages lear — a (en
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Ny IIE, Septey 19L0,) page BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS, al a
ay 30, L930 (Phgto, page +
SN | May 29; Photo, p 30 Yoo (Phgto, pa:
\ was strapping the leg electrode, he said "How's things, Cap?" His
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Kalkiewicz was also convicted and sentenced to die, but in view of
his cooperation with the State, his sentence was subsequently comnu-
ted to life imprisonment, The fourth member of the gang, Zigsmund
("Ziggy") Plocharski was never captured and it was. believed by the
police that his own partners in crime had mrdered him and buried
the body in some remote area... The thoroughly hardened Ziolkowski
never admitted participation in KK any murders and he disdained any
religious consolation, He seemed indifferent to his own death and
at his last dinner he heartily ate a meal ofnsisting of a large sir-
loin steak, mashed potatoes, peas, celery, coffee, rolls and apple
\,, Pies That night for supper, he enjoyed chicken chop suey, apple
pie, ice cream and coffee, At his request, he ws furnished with
a two sigars. and, as he entered the death chamber he paused and
Nicored at the assembled witnesses, before flipping the last cigar,
\ glowing red into the front row where it struck one of the spectators
Nia the chest. _He- then sat down in the chair and to the guard who
i\ was strapping the leg electrode, he said "How's things, Cap?" His
last words, spoken just before the switch was thrown, were: myhoopee,
: : kd
: ! " NT OF DEATH by Elliott, pages 169-170; 2D
S IVE, Sept., 190,}pagze 53. BUFFALO COURIER-EXPRESS, baftatey Be to
SN | May 29; Oto, oe May 30, 1930 (Phato, page
RS Ss ana)
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Kalkiewicz was also convicted and sentenced to die, but in view of
cooperation with the State, his sentence was subsequently commu-
ted to life imprisonment, The fourth member of the gang, Zizsmund
("Ziggy") Plocharski was never captured and it was believed by the
police that his own partners in crime had mrdered him and buried
the body in some remote areas, The thoroughly hardened Ziolkowski
never admitted participation in KM any murders and he disdained any
Q\ religious consolation, He seemed indifferent to his own death and
at his last dinner he heartily ate a meal ofnsisting of a large sir-
{\ioin steak, mashed potatoes, peas, celery, coffee, rolls and apple
|, Pies That night for supper, he enjoyed chicken chop suey, apple
U pie, ice cream and coffee, At his request, he was furnished with
N two eigars. and, as he entered the death chamber he paused and
looked at the assembled witnesses, before flipping the last cigar,
SS
NS
ing the leg electrode, he said "How's things, Cap?"
last words, spoken just before the awitch was thrown, were: "Whoopee,
OF DEATH by Elliott, pages 169-170; INSIDE DELECA
UFFALO COURTER-EXPRESS, buffalo,
page 53. 1 ~E: Sy
ge 13); May 30, 1930 (Plato, paze 1)
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ZIOLKOWSKI, Stephan ("Bolly") Aid ah 7ZO
Ziolkowski, a 23-year-old white man with several criminal convic-
tions behind him, was an active member of the so-called "Big Korney"
gang of Buffalo, N. Y., which had committed a number of robberies
and was suspected of several murderse, On April 29, 1929, they
robbed the payroll of the Fedders plant locattéd on Tonawanda Street,
and when John Perraton, a guard, attempted to prevent their escape,
he was shot down. A month later, Ziolkowski was captured in a shbot-
out at his farm hideout at Benning Center, Wyoming Co, . He was so
critically wounded that MXXXXXREXHHE it was believed that he would
die. When he was taken to the hospital,, the doctor gave the nurse
strict orders that, because of the nature of his wounds, hd should
be given very ietie water, When she left the room, he dragged him-
self from his bed to a nearby table and drank all of the water in a
vase of flowers but he still recovered to stand trial, John Kwiatow-
ski, "Big Korney," the alleged leader of the gang was placed on
trial first and received an acquittal from the jury. At Ziolkowski's
trial, another gang member, Anthony Kakkiewic,, sbrned State's evi-
dence’ and he was convicted and sentenced to die, Big Korney who
had sought to alibi him at the trial was subseouently convicted of
perjury “and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, At his trial,
ZIOLKOWSKI, Stephan ("Bolly") Sz $ 1 PZO
Ziolkowski, a 23-year-old white man with several criminal convic-
tions behind him, was an active member of the so-called "Big Korney"
gang of Buffalo, N. Y., which had committed a number of robberies
and was suspected of several murderse, On April 29, 1929, they
robbed the payroll of the Fedders plant locatéd on Tonawanda Street,
and when John Perraton, a guard, attempted to prevent their escape,
he was shot down. A month later, Ziolkowski was captured in a shbot-
out at his farm hideout at Benning Center, Wyoming Co, He was so
critically wounded that KX#¥XXXKEXHHH it was believed that he would
die. When he was taken to the hospital,, the doctor gave the nurse
strict orders that, because of the nature of his wounds, hd should
be given very little water, When she left the room, he dragged him-
self from his bed to a nearby table and drank all of the water in a
vase of flowers but he still recovered to stand trial, John Kwiatow-
ski, "Big Korney," the alleged leader of the gang was placed on
trial first and received an acquittal from the jury. At Ziolkowski'd
trial, another gang member, Anthony Kakkiewic,, sbrned State's evi-
dence and he was convicted and sentenced to die, Big Korney who
had sought to alibi him at the trial was subsequently convicted of
perjury and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, At his trial,
ZIOLKOWSKI, Stephan ("Bolly") See 277, GEO
Ziolkowski, a 23-year-old white man with several criminal convic-
tions behind him, was an active member of the so-called "Big Korney"
gang of Buffalo, N. Y., which had committed a number of robberies
and was suspected of several murders., On April 29, 1929, they
robbed the payroll of the Fedders plant located on Tonawanda Street,
and when John Perraton, a guard, attempted to prevent their escape,
he was shot down, 4 month later, Ziolkowski was captured in a shbot.
out at his farm hideout at Benning Center, Wyoming Co, He was so
critically wounded that MXXXKXREX#HK it was believed that he would
ie. When he was taken to the hospital,, the doctor gave the mrse
strict orders that, because of the nature of his wounds, hé should
be given very little water, When she left the room, he dragged hin-
self from his bed to a nearby table and drank all of the water in a
of flowers but he still recovered to stand trial, John Kwiatov.
ski, "Big Korney," the alleged leader of the gang was placed on
trial first and received an acquittal from the jury. At Ziolkowski!
trial, another gang member, Anthony Kakkiewic,, strned State's evi-
dence and he was convicted and sentenced to die, Big Korney who
had sought to alibi him at the trial was subsequently convicted of
perjury and sentenced to twenty years imprisonment, At his trial,
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