Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-31
22 HOMICIDE CASES;
INCLUDING I MURDERS,
PROBED DURING 1912
But One Slayer Convicted Prison During the Year.
Several Under Arrest and Trials Will Be Held Early in the
New Year--Nunber of Mysteries UnsoIved.

ton. Vivola was the only slayer in
Essex County sent to prison in 1912.
March S-Leonardo Ciccone. AZ
Garside street died from effects of
poison, said to have been admin
istered by his wife, Madeleine Ciccone.
in a glass of lemonade. Woman said
to have made confession alleging
that Antonio Fiore forced her to
poison her husband. Fiore and Mrs.
Ciccone to be tried for murder on
| January o.
March 19-Antonio Minco shot by
Daniel Cacura. Cacura still at large.
March 2s-Nicola Piontko shot by
his son-in-law, Peter Kulick. Kulick
still at large.
May 22-William Miller shot and
killed by Thomas Hall, jr., in a saloon
at Bank and Newark streets. Shoot
ing accidental. Hall sent to Railway
f, Reformatory.
| May 24.-John Kelly died from in
| iuries said to have been inflicted by
Ed Gallagher in a saloon fight. Grand
jury dismissed case on account of in
sufficient evidence.
June 5-Albert E. Faulks, school
boy. shot during riot of laborers at
Nesbitt and Orange streets. Slayer
not caught.
June 27-Salvatore Ferrara shot and
killed by his brother. A. Joseph Fer
rara, in a quarrel at their home, So
Delaney street. Joseph Ferrara will
be brought to trial on January q.
June 2S-Carrie r. Overton and in
fant son hanged to bedpost in their
home, 64 Avon avenue. by the hus-
band and father, William Overton.
Overton will be examined as to his
'anity on February 3 and brought to
trial February II.
June 30-Luigi Scardis throat cut
by Giuseppe Longo in a saloon row in
East Orange. Will be tried on Feb
ruary IS.
July 10-Infant child of Emma
Beers found burned in furnace at
Bloomfield home where woman was
employed as maid. Indicted fur mur-
der. Indictment quashed and woman
sent to asylum.
July 19-Mrs. Bessie Mayer died
after kick in abdomen, delivered by
Marion Price, negress. Indicted for
trial. Now awaiting second trial
July 25--Thomas Kurkoska found
in Plum Point lane with skull frac-
tured. Believed to have been acci-
dental death.
August 9-William G9rvey died
from injuries alleged to have been
received at hands of Lawrence Nc
Mahon in saloon at Bergen and War
rem streets. Mcmahon now awaiting
trial on manslaughted charge has
made a denial.
October 6-Ottelio Pabpolaido shot
and killed by his brother Amelio in
a quarrel at their home, 50 Stone
street. Amelio Pabpolaido escaped
and has not been apprehended.
Policeman McGovern Shot.
October 12-Policeman John j. Nc
Govern shot to death while patroling
his beat on Crane street. Raffaele
Perliagieri. Cresenzo lombard and
Salvatore Loponi now awaiting trial
on February A for this murder Lo-
poni said to have confessed to the
shooting.
October 17-John Takas hit on head
by James Push. Died week later.
Push escaped and has not been cap
tured
November 22-Body of infant child
found on city dumping ground at
Frelinghuysen avenue. No clues.
December 6-Policeman John ].
Gaffney shot to death on Lafayette
street by three thugs, who made their
escape and are still at large.
December 28-Katherine Dunzinger
found dead under bridge in irving
ton. Believed to have been hit by
auto. No clues yet found by police.
During the year closing today but
one person was put on trial for muir
der in this county. That was Allison
NJ. MacFarland. who was twice tried
during the year for the murder of
his wife, Evelyn MacFarland, by
cyanide of potassium poisoning. On
January 20 last he was placed on
trial, and ON January 81 was found
guilty of first degree murder. He
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair during the week of March II,
but was granted a new trial.
MaeFarland Acquitted.
The second trial commenced on
October IA, and on October 10 he
was found not guilty and discharged
from custody. Two weeks later he
was arrested in New York city by
government secret service men on
charge of counterfeiting and is now
serving an eighteen months sentence
at the federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.
The disposition of the other cases
involving the death of the victim is
given in the list above. At the pres
ent time there are pending five trials
for first degree murder involving
eight persons. The first is down for
| January q, when either the Ciccone
murder or the Ferrara murder will
be taken up before Judge William p
Martin.