I've also heard that the guard who closed the switch to electrocute the Rosenbergs retired to Cairo soon thereafter. And don't forget 'Legs' Diamond. ~ Ron W ~ Be happy, all other alternatives are unacceptable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott, John (IT)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Greene County famous sons (and daughters) > Would be nice to know which line John Schermerhorn came from who > murdered a governess ca 1910 - died in Sing Sing. the very first to be > electrocuted under the death penalty in NYS ( and it was made by > Stickley no less !). I am not sure Greene county would like this > distinction. ;) > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of E. Larsen > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Greene County famous sons (and daughters) > > How about Harry Croswell? He started out in Catskill. Eventually his > case set NY legal precedent! > Eleanor Larsen > On Jan 22, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Sylvia Hasenkopf wrote: > >> Folks, I am liasing with a producer who is putting together a >> documentary on >> Greene county that will air on PBS in the fall. He is interested in >> knowing >> more about Greene County famous sons and daughters. Folks who were >> inventors, like William Bullock, printing press fame, innovators >> like Henry >> Meiggs, who built Chile and Peru's railways, maggie Van Coot, the >> famous >> evangelist. >> >> Any others you folks know about, that I should add to the list? >> >> Sylvia >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >