Wrongly executed?
Charles Sberna and the 1937 killing
of Patrolman John Wilson
Endnotes
1 The station was located on Old Slip between Front and South Streets. (See: http://www.nyc-architecture.com/ LM/LM026-FIRSTPRECINCT, NYPD.htm)
2 "Policeman Slain in Gold Hold-up" New York Times, Sep. 24, 1937, p. 1.
3 Due to building renumbering 65 Fulton is now closer to the river than it was.
4 "Policeman Slain..." (See #2)
5 Wax was commonly used in offices as an adhesive and a seal for envelopes and packages. It was also used as a lubricant in the processing of precious metals into wires (See: http://www.texasdrone.com/Beeswax-Uses.htm)
6 "Suspects Caught in Police Slaying," New York Times, Oct. 6, 1937, p. 21.
7 "Policeman Slain..." (See #2)
8 "Suspects Caught..." (See #6)
9 Beekman was later incorporated into the New York Downtown Hospital. (See: http://www.downtownhospital.org/ pages/3038/index.htm)
10 "Policeman Slain..." (See #2)
11 NYT "Policeman Slain..." indicates his wife was named Margaret. But the 1930 U.S. Census shows the wife's name was Anna. The couple had a daughter named Margaret.
12 "Honor Slain Policeman," New York Times, Sep. 27, 1937, p. 3.
13 "Death and a Crime Sadden Valentine," New York Times, Sep. 28, 1937, p.48.
14 "5 Slain Policemen Cited for Awards," New York Times, Apr. 25, 1938, p. 18.
15 "Hopeful of 'Break' in Police Slaying," New York Times, Sep. 25, 1937, pg. 6.
16 The name was also written in published reports as "Scherma" and "Sberma."
17 "2 Men Identified in Police Slaying," New York Times, Oct. 7, 1937, p. 56.
18 "Suspects Caught in Police Slaying," New York Times, Oct. 6, 1937, p. 21.
19 "2 Men Identified..." (See #17)
20 Gentile, Nick. Vita di Capomafia (Rome: Editori Riuniti, 1963), p. 60, 66, 70, 76. Bonanno, Joseph. A Man of Honor. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983), p. 98-107.
21 Downey, Patrick. Gangster City (Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade, 2004), p. 38-39. Maas, Peter. The Valachi Papers (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1968), p. 87-88.
22 "2 Men Identified..." (See #17)
23 "Suspects Caught..." (See #18)
24 "2 Men Identified..." (See #17)
25 "Need for New Law of Evidence Seen," New York Times, Apr. 24, 1938, p. 9.
26 (See: http://www.law.umkc.edu/ faculty/projects/ftrials/scottsboro/ SB_bLieb.html).
27 (See: http://politicalgraveyard.com/ group/italian.html ).
28 (See: http://www.iannuzzi.net/history.html).
29 "Policeman's Slayers Fail to Win Appeal," New York Times, Nov. 23, 1938, p. 46.
30 (See: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/trials4.htm).
31 "Policeman's Slayers..." (See #29)
32 "Walter Winchell: Man About New York," Charleston WV Daily Mail, Feb. 25, 1942, p. 10.
33 (See: http://palimpsest.org.uk/ forum/archive/index.php/t-1538.html).
34 "Two Thugs Guilty in Police Killing," New York Times, Jun. 30, 1938, p. 16.
35 "2 Sentenced to Die in Police Killing," New York Times, Jul. 8, 1938, p. 3.
36 "Policeman's Slayers..." (See #29)
37 "Three Put to Death in Chair at Sing Sing," New York Times, Jan. 6, 1939, p. 8.
38 "Walter Winchell..." (See #32).
39 "Walter Winchell: The Man on Broadway," Syracuse NY Herald Journal, Mar. 3, 1942, p. 13.
40 (See: http://palimpsest.org.uk/forum/archive/index.php/t-1538.html).
41 "Suspect in Slayings of Policemen Seized," New York Times, Aug. 4, 1939, p. 3. (See also: http://www.nypdangels.com/ cop.php?id=368).
42 "Walter Winchell: Man About Town," Nevada State Journal, Aug. 26, 1939, p. 4.
43 Lawes, Lewis. Meet the Murderer! New York: Harper & Brothers, 1940.
44 "Walter Winchell..." (See #32).
45 "Walter Winchell..." (See #32).
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