How Good Were the ‘Good Old Days?’
Probably not so good. Time
passes and people forget. Secrets are swept under the carpet until a family
historian or genealogist digs them up. Over the years, I found a few
interesting facts concerning murder and homicide in Erie .
According to the Annual
Reports of the Board of Health of the City of Erie, PA, four men died of
homicide by firearmes in 1917, one man and one woman died by homicide by
cutting or piercing instruments, and three men and one woman died by homicide
by other means. These are the names I have found so far by researching in the
local newspaper:
Bock, Charles ‘Charles
Jones’ (shot) 10/29/1917
Konieczny, Joseph (shot) 8/27/1917
Randall, William (shot) 9/16/1917
According to the Annual
Reports of the Board of Health of the City of Erie, PA, two people died of
homicide by firearms in 1918, and five people died of homicide by other means.
Unknown (shot) Feb/1918
Unknown (shot) July/1918
Unknown (homicide by other
means) Oct/1918
Zlinsky, John L. ‘Galinski’
(homicide by other means) 11/29/1918
Unknown (homicide by other
means) Dec/1918
Unknown (homicide by other
means) Dec/1918
Unknown (homicide by other
means) Dec/1918
According to the Annual
Reports of the Board of Health of the City of Erie, PA, three people died of homicide
by firearms in 1920; one person died of homicide by cutting or piercing
instruments; two people died of homicide by other means; and one person died of
fractures (cause not specified).
Botta, James 8/13/1920
Sperandeo, Tony (shot 12
times) 9/13/1920
Gervasi, Tom (burned; body
found on Zimmerman Rd. ) 8/20/1920
According to the Annual
Reports of the Board of Health of the City of Erie, PA, one person died of
homicide by firearms in 1921; one person died of homicide by cutting or
piercing instruments; three people died of homicide by other means; and one
person died of fracture (cause not specified).
Moran, Fred (Alderman; shot) 1/20/1921
Martius, Herman (axe) 4/15/1922
Richardson, Mrs. Horace (shot) 6/23/1922
Williams, Charles (stabbed) 12/24/1922
Cappizzi, Frank (shot) 9/10/1922
Stough, Ralph (shot) 10/7/1922
Juniewicz, W., Mrs. (stabbed) 6/4/1922
Markoff, Fred (stabbed) 9/18/1922
North, Billy 1922
Eltean, George 1922
Szymanowski, Sophia (shot) 1/30/1923
Ormando, George 9/5/1923
Yacobozzi, Joseph (shot) 9/10/1923
Briglia, Dominick (shot) 11/26/1923
Bernetti, Guido (stabbed) 12/15/1923
Amadon, George (shot) 9/6/1923
Netzilholf, John (shot) 11/10/1923
Daniels, Ben F. (shot) 10/9/1924
Torret, Gaber (shot) 1/10/1924
McLean, Sam (razor) 6/28/1924
Ratajjczak, Peter (shot) 7/7/1924
Mezzacopa, Angelo (shot) 8/8/1924
Schebetta, Tony (shot) 1/30/1924
Levin, Rachel (strangled) 1/22/1925
Ellis, Jim (shot) 5/12/1925
DePaul, unknown (shot) 6/26/1925
Kalas, Christ, Mrs. (shot) 11/11/1925
Arcar, Frank (shot) 12/25/1925
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