"New York, N. Y., March 29, 1909-The death of Mrs, Verona Bertchey,
who died yesterday at Ridgewood Heights, N.. J., is said to have been
caused by the shock of hearing that her son mst die in the electric
chair. The son, Adolph, was convicted of shooting and killing a man
who was pursuing him after he had been discovered trying to enter a
hotel in Lakewood on March 15," BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Btham, Ala,, 3-29-09
"New York, N. Ye, March 29, 1909-The death of Mrs. Verona Bertchey,
who died yesterday at Ridgewood Heights, N.. Je, is said to have been
caused by the shock of hearing that her son must die in the electric
chair. The son, Adolph, was convicted of shooting and killing a man
who was pursuing him after he had been discovered trying to enter a
hotel in Lakewood on March 15," BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala., 3-29-09
New York, Ne ¥., March 29, 1909-The death of Mrs. Verona Bertchey,
who died yesterday at Ridgewood Heights, N. J., is said to have been
caused by the shock of hearing that her son mst die in the electric
chairs adolph, was convicted of shooting and killing a man
who was pursuing him after he had been discovered trying to enter a
hotel in Lakewood on March 15," BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala,, 3-29-09)
BERTCHEY, Adolph
Bertchey, a l9-year~old white many was an educated burglar who Spent
his life devising ingenious methods of breaking and entering, ‘ He
was always armed with two revolvers which he wore on either end of
a Tope hung around his necke On Dec, 12, 1889, he was sentenced to
prison in Connecticut and served 18 years before being released in
1906 at which time he moved to New York. He was arrested there
in April, 1906, and sentenced to two years for carrying concealed
weapons, After his release, he moved to Nutlev near Lakewood, N. Js,
where he posed as a businessman while in reality he was practicing
his profession as burglar. He escaped detection until January, 1909,
when he was caught burglarizing a hotel in Lakewood. A large crowd
took up the chase and he was finally overtaken by @ man named Frank
FERXEBHEX Jankowski who knocked him to the ground, Sertchey drew
one of his pistols and shot Jankowski, inflicting a fatal wound,
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was a model prisoner and showed
very little emotion. He walked to his death in the electric chair
wearing a white rose one sobee° He was executed at the New Jersey
State Prison on August a ® :
ASBURY PARK EVENING POST, Asbury Park, Ne J., August 11, 1909
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BERTCHEY, Adolph
Bertchey; a 9-year-old white man, was an educated burglar who Spent
his life devising ingenious methods of breaking and entering. © He
was always armed with two revolvers which he wore on either end of
a rope hung around his neck. On Dec, 12, 1889, he was sentenced to
prison in Connecticut and served 18 years before being released in
1906 at which time he moved to New York, He was arrested there
in April, 1906, and sentenced to two years for carrying concealed
weapons, After his release, he moved to Nutley near Lakewood, N. J, ’
where he posed as a businessman while in reality he was practicing
his profession as burglar. He escaped detection until January, 1909,
when he was caught burglarizing a hotel in Lakewood. A large crowd
took up the chase and he was finally overtaken by a man named Frank
MEZ Jankowski who knocked him to the ground. Bertchey drew
one of his pistols and shot Jankowski, inflicting a fatal wound.
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was a model prisoner and showed
very little emotion. He walked to his death in the electric chair
ening a white nose are Toye He was executed at the New Jersey
t, Prison on Augus °
ASHURY PARK EVENING POST, Asbury Park, Ne J., August 11, 1909
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BERTCHEY, Adolph
Bertchey, a l9-year-old white man, was ah educated burglar who
his life devising ingenious methods of breaking and entering.
was always armed with two revolvers
spent
there
for carrying concealed
Ley ne
very little emotion,
wearing a white rose ang a
State Prison on August 10 i
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