The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-16
GEORGE B0SC0, Dbvylt MURDERER
PAYS SUPREME PENALTY AT THE
STATE PEN|TENT|ARY LAST night
Life Declared Extinct at 9:O8 Last Night
Body Given To Mother and Will Be
Buried at BrOOmfeld, Colo.
IS TwENTY-F1FTH MAN TO BE HUNG HERE

During the last 80 years, or since
October. 1905, 25 men have been hung
at the peniteniary mere. all of them
for murder. They were Noverto
Griego, November S, 1890; James T
Joyce. January II, 1891; William II.
Smith, September %, 1891; Charles
Smith. December II, 1891; Thomas
Lawton, May 6, 1892; Thomas Jordan,
May II. 1895; Peter Augusta, May II,
1895; Abe Taylor. December I3. 1895;
Benjamin Ratclif. February Z. 1896:
William Holt, June &c, 1896; Albert
Noble, June 26. 1896: Deonicio Rom
era, June 26. 1896: Azel d. Galbraith.
March 6. 1905; Fred Anold. June l6,
1905: Newton Andrews. June l6. 1905;
Joseph Johnson. September 13. 1905;
John McGarvey. January IL. 1907:
Guiseppi ALA, July 22, 1905; James
Lynn. October s. 1905. Antoine Bav
ari in 1910: Harry Hillen. George
Quinn. oscar Cook. Louis Wetchsr
and George Bosco. The last named
i've were executed under Warden
Tyuan's administration Of the peai-
tentiary. From 1896 TO 1905 there
were no lega+ hang!ngs in Colorado
as during the greater part Of that In
teryal capital punishment in this state
was prohibited by law.
George Bosco. double murderer.
paid the supreme penalty for his
crime in the execution house OF the
penitentiary at 9:0s Friday night N
the presence Of the official witnesses
provided BY the statutes OF Colorado
He was hung for his crimes in ac
cordanee with the decree OF the
courts and the demand Of the law. linz
mediately after the execution Warden
lyman announced to the representa-
tiyes OF the press that the officials
had discharged their duty. but gave
no details OF the affair despite the in
sis;ence OF the newspaper men for "a
bill Of particulars" concerning It,
From outside sources. believed 10
be trustworthy. it is learned That
there was no hitch in the arrangements
or In the carrying out Of the program
OF execution. and that the require
mebts OF the state were fulfilled IN
the most solemn manner, with sll
present realizing the heavy respopsi'
bilities resting upon them. Repre-
sentatives OF the prison. he state, the
police authorities and the church were
present; the latter TO give what spir-
itual comfort was possible TO the con
demped man.
few minutes after the fatal trap
had been sprung, the body was cut
down and Dr. E c. Webb. the prison
physician, assisted by DIR. c. Harman
Graves. who had been invited 10 wit
ness the execution. made an examina-
ton Of IL, and declared life TO be ex-
tinct. The mother Of Bosco had pre-
viously made request for the body.
and in compliance with her wishes, II
was removed to the Wilson undertak-
ing rooms late Friday night TO be pre-
pared for burial. II was taken 10
Denver today. and will be buried at
Bloomfield. Colo, the family home.
George and Tom Bosco. according
to their signed confessions, were the
murderers OF Elton e. Parks and Wiz
liam T. Hunter. IL miles from Pueblo
on the Rye road, at o'clock on the
afternoon OF April il, 1919, after they
had been picked MP while walking
along the public highway. and were
being given a ride in their automobile.
After the murder the bodies of Hun
ter and Parks were thrown out OF the
machine and the car stolen by the
Boscos. AS soon as the crime be-
came known posses were organized by
Sheriff Sam Il. Thomas OF Pueblo, and
the hunt for the murderers began.
They managed to elude the officers for
some time. but on May Is they were
arrested at Kenilworth. Utah. The
next day the sheriff of Pueblo county
left for Utah to take them into Gus
tody. Six days later both the Boscos
made written confessions of the
crime Tom Bosco. who was only an
accessory to the murder, is now serv-
ing a sentence of life Imprisonment
in the penitentiary here.
George Bosco occupied a death cell
at the prison from the time he was
brought here. June 16. 1919, until he
was hung Friday night. The date for
bis execution was first set by the
state supreme court, in confirming
the sentence OF the district court Of
Pueblo county. for September 20. 1919.
Later an appeal to the supreme court
in Denver automatically set the date
for his hanging ahead When the
application for new trial came mp
for a hearing II was denied by the
supreme court. and the execution hxed
for June 90 Of this year Al the in