Samuel Joseph Cosentino (1914 - 1952)

Born 22 Feb 1914 in Dayton, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 3 Aug 1952 at age 38 in Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Biography

Former amateur boxer who fought as "Mule" Cosentino. Of Seneca Falls at the time of his death, he and his fellow Seneca Falls compnaion Dino Nicandri had a single drink at the Rex Grill at 508 W. State St. just before closing at 1 a.m Sunday, having been drinking at other establishments since the afternoon. He was found lying on the sidewalk with a stab wound to the neck.^[1] Nearby resident John H. Thomas was charged with the killing but acquitted that October.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Clarey, B.M. Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y., 25 Oct 1952 p.1 "Knife Would In Neck Fatal To Cosentino"
2. ↑ Clarey, B.M. Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y., 25 Oct 1952 p.1 "Jury Frees Thomas Of 2nd-Degree Murder Charge"

• Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., 4 Aug 1952, p.27. "Seneca Falls Man Fatally Stabbed; Former Amateur Boxer in Geneva"
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSFC-JX3 : 20 May 2014), Samuel Cosentino, Aug 1952; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLY-91BC : 13 December 2015), Samuel Cosentino, 1952; Burial, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States of America, Saint Columbkille Cemetery; citing record ID 107234789, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #107234789