Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-01
ONE IN EVERY EIGHT
 IS LIFE TERMER
In States Prison-New London County
 Is Third in the List

One convict in every eight at the Connecticut state prison is a life termer There are now 634 prisoners confined there and of that number S5 are lerying life sentences, while four are under sentence of execution.
 New Haven leads all the counties in the state in the number of life pris oners, there being no less than thirty two persons now serving life sentences from New Haven.
 Fairfield is next in line with nine teen, while New London is third with twelve. Hartford, although one of the largest counties in point of population, is fourth with only eleven life convicts. Windham and Litchfeld are next in line with four each and Middlesex is next with two. Holland brings up the rear with only one.
 Among the life termers are the fol- lowing from the eastern part of the state:
 John P. Kennedy. born in Kansas; 28 years of age when convicted; sec ond degree; sentenced April f, 1885, at New London.
 Kate Cobb, convicted at New Lon don, January IT, 1879, when 31 years of age, of murder in the second de- gree; born in Connecticut
 Frederick H. S. Perry. born in Georgia; 42 years of age when sen tenced convicted January 21, 1888, at New London.
 Philip Favetti, born in Italy con- victed when 38 years of age: second degree; sentenced May Il, 1888, from New London.
 Charles J. Rathbun, 38 year2 of age when convicted; born in Connecticut; second degree: sentenced September 16, 1892, at New London.
 Frank SobeI 3S years of age when convicted; born in Poland; second de- gree; sentenced September 19, 1903, at New London
 Joseph Toscano, B years of age when convicted; born in Italy; second degree; sentenced November II, 1904, at New London.
 George Gleason, 22 years of age when convicted, second degree; born in Connecticut; sentenced March 13, 1906 at New London.
 Manuel Sylvia, A years of age when convicted; second degree; born in Connecticut: sentenced March B, 1906 at New London.
 Charles H. Bishop, 19 years of age ond degree; sentenced December 20, 1906 from Holland county.
 Alex Tedeschi, AS years of age when convicted; born in Italy: second de- gree; sentenced March 12, 1907, from Windham county.
 Salvatore Capodici, IS years of age when convicted; born in Italy second degree; sentenced May 19, 1908. from Wfndham county.
 John Bogardus, 23 years of age when convicted; born in New York second degree; sentenced February 9, 1909, at New London.
 John Yurkz, 37 years old when con vfcted: born in Austria; second degree, sentenced February 22, 1909, at New London.
 Diratto Cabaudo, 23 years of age when convicted; born in Italy: first degree; sentenced November 30, 1909, at New London: sentence of execution later changed to life imprisonme
 Randolph Brissette, 22 years old when convicted: born in Germany; second degree: sentenced November 3, 1911 from Windham county.
 Willis D. Lambert, 50 years old when eony1cted born in Massachusetts; sec end degree; sentenced May 29 1919 from Windham county,
 Among the life terTnefs a1so is James E. Cavanaagh, who shot and instantly killed Lillian Weisgraber, formerly a Norwich girl, in a rooming house en High street in the winter Of 1911. Cavanaugh claimed to have been under the influence of liauer at the time, and he escaped a first degree conviction.