Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-09 | Page 11 | Mobster Hangs Himself in Jail

DOSTER HANGS I t. t IN JAIL Eyt EW YORK Sept 9 UP P-An- P PAnn An fly An-fly n Philadelphia gang gang- IT r known as Ton Tony the Stinger d accused of eight killings hanged seif In his cell shortly before to end this life lifo of hell fc suicide note left for his bis pretty prettye to te e Frances tended to confirm a Hor or that his arrest was brought out ut ut by a tip Up from a girl ho he jilted JT P. P S. S Forgive Sally was thed the theof d dot of f the note on which he be signed elf lf Jim Cugino h had d been questioned for hours He denied seven of the lugs lugs' of which he was was wu accused admitted the killing kUling of Patrol- Patrol rt Charles Sto In a pay- pay holdup of a a a- Philadelphia glove ory on July 14 1933 ugino was wa arre arrested at Forty- Forty street and Broadway Sat- Sat day night b by Philadelphia and w. w York detectives He used ps of hi his shirt to make the noose th which he killed himself Cugino was wis reputed to be the real realder realder i ad der r of the gang osten- osten My ly 11 led by Robert Mais and Wal- Wal r Legenza both of whom have haven havea en n a electrocuted e He fife was Will accused along with Sal- Sal tore Serpa of killing kUling Edward Wale Waie Wal Wai- e and John associates associate's L tho the Philadelphia payroll robbery robber m avoid vold betrayal yal Wallace and taken for aide wert left for dead doad 12 miles put t of Camden N N. J J. Recovered covered consciousness hailed a ao o orist and way was was taken to a hosit hostaL hos hos- it taL L There he begged detectives o hurry to a rooming house and andave andye ave ye ve two girls Florence Miller and the tiel thel Greentree The he detectives were too late co weeks later the girls' girls bodies Ere rc found In a shallow grave In a infield at Downing Downingtown town o Pa They ad been shot and one of them had haden haden en en burled buried alive Authorities also believed that Cuno Cuno Cu- Cu iino no was the person who concealed pistols in a baked turkey and nt at it to Mais Mals and Legenza when ey were awaiting execution In I risen illan at Richmond Va Male Mais and genza enza shot sho their th way out of prison rison killing a a gu guard rd