Friday April 18 ,, 2008Troy Record Article 100years agoSaturday April 18 ,1908 “David McGregor testifies that he found the murder weapon used in the killing of Agnes Johnson hours after her murder.He discovered a bloody razor with bloody fingerprints on the handle lying on the ground outside the Stanton Brewery Building. He turned it over to an brewery employee. Detective John Lawrenson also testifies he accompanied Captain Rohn of the Second precinct to Pittsfield to pick up Farnaro on April 11th. Lawreson says that Farnaro told him how he killed Agnes Johnson during the train trip back to Troy. Farnaro’s attorney,Timothy Quillinan objects but is overruled by Police Court magistrate Abbott H Jones .According to Lawrenson, Farnaro confronted Agnes in the alley but asked her to come home with him. Agnes refused and pulled a razor from her sleeve and made a slash at his face.Farnaro claimed he caught hold of the woman's arm and while the razor was still in her hand he pulled the arm across her throat, inflicting the wound.Farnaro also said Agnes stole the razor from his room several days prior. Troy is also the spring training home of the Johnstown-Gloversville franchise. New owner J. Louis Bacon. A former Troy manager, is using the 15th street Grounds while he and the NYS League negotiate a new home for the ‘Hyphens’. Photo of the day Troy Record Friday April 18, 2008 1949 photo of Eleanor Stellato Collison Troy High graduation PS if you click on the below link it will take you to the Troy Record newspaper website. From there at the top click on Opinions then click on This Day in the Record and it will give you about a current weeks worth of This day in History. _http://www.troyrecord.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/BigDaily_ (http://www.troyrecord.com/WebApp/appmanager/JRC/BigDaily) ?_ **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)