because she was serving a sentence herself in Sherborn Prison for
| adultery. On Dec, 30 098, xaksrar (aKa pale and trembling [si
he walkéd to the gallows in the County Jail at Springfield and,
without making any statemen}, was hanged. His neck was not broken
by the fall and he strangled to death over a fifteen mimute period.
This was the last legal hanging in the State of Massachusetts,
SPHINGFIZLD R&PUBLICAN, Springfieldy Mass., Feb. 21, 1958; 2/28/1975
enbutwod *TSHOHL YUN
because she was serving a sentence herself in Sherborn Prison for
adultery, On Dec. 30, 1898, x3ancoat -pale—and—'trembiing-convuksively}
he walkéd to the gallows in the County Jail at Springfield and,
without making any statemen}, was hanged. His neck was not broken
by the fall and he strangled to death over a fifteen minute period.
This was the last legal hanging in the State of Massachusetts,
SPRINGFIELD R&PUBLICAN, Springfield, Mass., Feb. 21, 1958; 2/28/1975
enbutwod *ISTOHLYUN
because she was serving a sentence herself in Sherborn Prison for
adultery. On D g pale-and—"trembling-convuisively}
he walked to the gallows in the County Jail at Springfield and,
without making any statemen}, was hanged, His neck was not broken
by the fall and he strangled to death over a fifteen minute period.
This was the last legal hanging in the State of Massachusetts,
SPRINGFIELD RaPt
CAN, Springfield, Mass., Feb. 21, 1958; 2/26/1975
enburwod * TSTOHLYE
KRATHOFSKI, Dominique OLe. oe Loo
Krathofski, a 29-year-old native of Poland, suppesedly emigrated to
the United States and settled in Springfield, Mass., after he became
involved in some "heinous crime" in his native country. He married
a Widow and they, along with four other peopleincluding her 16-year-~
old daughter, xm Victoria Pinkos, lived in a 2% two-room basement
apartment located at 73 Sharon St, Krathofski, described asz "a loaf-
er and drunkard" was unemployed and one of the main sources of support
for the familyx was Victoria who was employed a& a box factory, At
home, she had to contend with the unwelcome Sexual attentions of her
Stepfather, On the morning of January 17, 1897, in a jealous frenzy,
he shot the girl awice as she lay in bed, killing her instantly. He
then turned the weapon on himself and fired one bullet into his own
head which entered through the ear, He was not killed and, bleeding
profusely, went out into the streets and ran several blocks before he
was apprehended, He was taken to a Springfield hospital where he was
in a critical condition for several weeks but he finally recovered and
was tried, convicted and sentenced to die. His stay in jail was a
lonely one as he had no visitors other than the chaplain and*his
attorneys, His wife, the mother of his victim, was unable to see him
KRATHOFSKI , Dominique Due. oie), LO
Krathofski, a 29-year-old native of Poland, suppesedly emigrated to
the United States and settled in Springfield, Mass., after he became
involved in some "heinous crime" in his native country. He married
a widow and they, along with four other peopleincluding her 16-year-
old daughter, xa Victoria Pinkos » lived in a 2#% two-rpvom basement
apartment located at 73 Sharon St. Krathofski, described asa "a loaf-
er and drunkard" was unemployed and one of the main sources of support
for the familyx was Victoria who was employed a& a ox factory, At
home, she had to contend with the unwelcome sexual attentions of her
stepfather. On the morning of January 17, 1897, in a jealous frenzy,
he shot the girl awice as she lay in bed, killing her instantly. He
then turned the weapon on himself and fired one bullet into his own
head which entered through the ear. He was not killed and, bleeding
profusely, went out into the streets and ran several blocks before he
was apprehended. He was taken to a Springfield hospital where he was
in a critical condition for several weeks but he finally recovered and
was tried, convicted and sentenced to die, His stay in jail was a
lonely one as he had no visitors other than the chaplain and his
attorneys. His wife, the mother of his victim, was unable to see him
KRATHOFSKI, Dominique Bee Hey Vee Se
Krathofski., a 29-year-old native of Poland, suppesedly emigrated to
the United States and settled in Springfield, Nass., after he becane
in his native coun!
-year=
» lived in a 2xt two-room basement
apartment located at 73 Sharon Ste
er and drunkar:
tantly. He
hi
red one bullet into his own
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