Hi Glen, I think it may just have stated it as a Pennsylvania Hospital since it was a Washington newspaper.......weird why it would be in a Seattle, Washington paper and I couldn't come up with anything searching the Philadelphia newspapers???? Wonder if there could be a police report or something from then? Have you sent for a death certificate?? Quite a story isn't it! I was searching the newspapers on genealogybank.com :-) Sharon -----Original Message----- From: paphilad-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paphilad-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of glen Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:25 PM To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAPhl] 1937 Philadelphia Hospital (Murder). Hi Betty, greetings from the shores of Strangford Lough, Co. Down. Many thanks for your quick reply to my search. I will take on board what you suggest and try that line of enquiry. I have had one more email which puts a new light on my search - apparently it was "Pennsylvania" Hospital for Mental Diseases where the crime took place and a report in the Seattle Times said that a James McCullen had confessed to the murder of George Burrows. Apparently he had an urge to kill after watching a film and handed himself into police confessing to the crime. The paper was dated 28/3/1937. I thank you once again for replying to my request and appreciate this. I will continue my search now with new information provided. Glen  glenmcgivern@btinternet.com ________________________________ From: Betty Torno <btorno@charter.net> To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011 13:47:03 Subject: Re: [PAPhl] 1937 Philadelphia Hospital (Murder). I used to have access to a Philadelphia newspaper through a library, but they were unable to continue their contract with the source, so I no longer have that access.  I have looked through my local library newspapers (online) and are unable to find what you want, but someone out there will, hopefully, have a subscription to some newspaper that will have an article.  I was hopeful that another paper would have picked up the story, but I had no luck. Sorry, Betty Torno St. Louis, MO On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 AM, glen wrote: > Hi I am new to list today and am seeking information on a Murder that > took place on Good Friday > 26/3/1937 at Philadelphia Hospital.   Apparently there were newspaper > reports of it at the time. > > The name of person was John George BURROWS of Irish origin and who > worked at the hospital. > He originally came from Co. Down, in Northern Ireland, and was killed > by one of the patients. > > Where would I find a newspaper of that era that would have reported > the death  records go > back to the 30s.    Any help in putting me in the right direction > would be greatly appreciated. > > I live in Co. Down myself and have Belfast City Cemetery database of > deaths also some old > Belfast Street directories.  Always willing to do a lookup for anyone > in USA researching their > ancestors.     I look forward to hearing from someone who can help me > in my search. > > Glen.     glenmcgivern@btinternet.com ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, all, try the Free Library of Philadelphia.    http://www.freelibrary.org/  and click on "contact us" at the top far right of the page, then "Ask a Librarian."  Since you have a date, it should be no problem for them to find the article.  Don't know what they will charge but I've found them very helpful in the past. Sharon mentioned getting a death certificate. You can get a 7-day free trial membership to Arcives.com   http://www.archives.com/GA.aspx?_act=VitalRecords&klp=GA98001&cam=315&KW2=Pennsylvania&Location=PA&gclid=CIeZ_4PjtaYCFdtx5Qod2VvVIA to find a death cert, but again I don't know if there is a charge. HTH a little bit. faith smith ________________________________ From: Sharon Frank <sharon1@cfl.rr.com> To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, January 12, 2011 3:39:58 PM Subject: Re: [PAPhl] 1937 Philadelphia Hospital (Murder). Hi Glen, I think it may just have stated it as a Pennsylvania Hospital since it was a Washington newspaper.......weird why it would be in a Seattle, Washington paper and I couldn't come up with anything searching the Philadelphia newspapers???? Wonder if there could be a police report or something from then? Have you sent for a death certificate?? Quite a story isn't it! I was searching the newspapers on genealogybank.com :-) Sharon -----Original Message----- From: paphilad-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paphilad-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of glen Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:25 PM To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PAPhl] 1937 Philadelphia Hospital (Murder). Hi Betty, greetings from the shores of Strangford Lough, Co. Down. Many thanks for your quick reply to my search. I will take on board what you suggest and try that line of enquiry. I have had one more email which puts a new light on my search - apparently it was "Pennsylvania" Hospital for Mental Diseases where the crime took place and a report in the Seattle Times said that a James McCullen had confessed to the murder of George Burrows. Apparently he had an urge to kill after watching a film and handed himself into police confessing to the crime. The paper was dated 28/3/1937. I thank you once again for replying to my request and appreciate this. I will continue my search now with new information provided. Glen  glenmcgivern@btinternet.com ________________________________ From: Betty Torno <btorno@charter.net> To: paphilad@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 12 January, 2011 13:47:03 Subject: Re: [PAPhl] 1937 Philadelphia Hospital (Murder). I used to have access to a Philadelphia newspaper through a library, but they were unable to continue their contract with the source, so I no longer have that access.  I have looked through my local library newspapers (online) and are unable to find what you want, but someone out there will, hopefully, have a subscription to some newspaper that will have an article.  I was hopeful that another paper would have picked up the story, but I had no luck. Sorry, Betty Torno St. Louis, MO On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:20 AM, glen wrote: > Hi I am new to list today and am seeking information on a Murder that > took place on Good Friday > 26/3/1937 at Philadelphia Hospital.   Apparently there were newspaper > reports of it at the time. > > The name of person was John George BURROWS of Irish origin and who > worked at the hospital. > He originally came from Co. Down, in Northern Ireland, and was killed > by one of the patients. > > Where would I find a newspaper of that era that would have reported > the death  records go > back to the 30s.    Any help in putting me in the right direction > would be greatly appreciated. > > I live in Co. Down myself and have Belfast City Cemetery database of > deaths also some old > Belfast Street directories.  Always willing to do a lookup for anyone > in USA researching their > ancestors.     I look forward to hearing from someone who can help me > in my search. > > Glen.     glenmcgivern@btinternet.com ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message