Michael Sclafonia, NY, 1930 January 30

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with Dr. Sweet and his aides as he was given an anesthetic,
‘I've got a lot to live for, you know,

mighty important to me!"

9-15-1929 (1/6).

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with Dr, Sweet and his aides as he

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20-year-old white men, electrocuted Sing Sing (Nassau Cooy
|. 1-30-1930. "Ossining, N. Y., 9-15-1929-4fter surviving a _
| midnight operation, Frank Plaia, a New York gunman, fought
grimly in the Sing Sing hospital today for a life the state
hopes to claim. If he wins, hewill lose - for Plaia has
been sentenced to die in the electric chair for the slaying
of Sorro and Mary Graziano, Elmont, L., I., couple Dec. 15, |
1928, 'I'll beat this rap,! Plaia said to those in his
sick room ‘Then I'll get sprung from that death house ané
get myself another trial,' 'I hops he recovers,! said War-
den Lewis Ik, Lawes. ‘I ordered his operation when doctors
told me it was absolutely necessary to save his life,' Pl-
ala, who complained of abdominal pains, was taken from the
death house, heavily guarded, soon after midnight. A keep@
er stood beside the operating table in theprison hospital
while Dr. W. H. Sweet of Peekskill removed the condemned

“PLATA, Frank, and SCLAFONIA, Michael ie j
20-year-old white men, electrocuted Sing Sing cae Gow
|. 1-30-1930. “Ossining, N. Y., 9-15-1929-4fter surviving a
| midnight operation, Frank Plaia, a New York gunman, fought |
grimly in the Sing Sing hospital today for a life the statd
hopes to claim. If he wins, hewill lose - for Plaia has
been sentenced to die in the electric chair for the slaying
of Sorro and Mary Graziano, Elmont, L, I., couple Dec. 15,
1928, 'I'll beat this rap,' Plaia said to those in his
sick room ‘Then I'll get sprung from that death house and
get myself another trial,' 'I hops he recovers,' said War-
den Lewis E, Lawes. ‘I ordered his operation when doctors
told me it was absolutely necessary to save his life,' PL
aia, who complained of abdominal pains, was taken from the
death house, heavily guarded, soon after midnight. A keep@
er stood beside the operating table in theprison hospital
while Dr. W. H. Sweet of Peekskill removed the condemned

PLATA, Frank, and SCLAFONIA, Michael

20-year-old white men, electrocuted Sing Sing tse Co.)
1-30-1930. "Ossining, N. Y., 9-15-1929-4fter surviving a

midnight operation, Frank Plaia, a New York gunman, fought |

hopes to claim, If he wins, hewill lose -’for Plaia has
been sentenced to die in the electric chair for the slayii
of Sorro and Mary Graziano, Elmont, L, I., couple Dec. 15,
1928, 'I'11 beat this rap,' Plaia said to those in his
sick room, ‘Then I'll get sprung from that death house and
get myself another trial,' ‘I hops he recovers,' said War=
den Lewis E, Lawes. 'Il ordered his operation when doctors
told me it was absolutely necessary to save his life,' Pl:
aia, who complained of abdominal pains, was taken fromthe
death house, heavily guarded, soon after midnight. A keepé
er stood beside the operating table in theprison hospital
while Dr, W/. H, Sweet of Peekskill removed the condemned



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