John Barcoski

John Barcoski
John Barcoski
Born	December 15, 1889; Płock, Russian Empire (now Poland)
Died	February 10, 1929 (aged 39); Imperial, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death	Murder resulting from Blunt Force Trauma
Occupation	Miner

John Barcoski (also spelled as Barkoski, Borkovski, or Barkowsky; December 15, 1889 – February 10, 1929) was a Polish émigré miner brutally beaten to death by Pennsylvania's Coal and Iron Police on February 10, 1929. His passing and subsequent acquittal of his murderers on the first-degree murder charges provoked public indignation, which eventually led to the end of Pennsylvania's private anti-labor Coal and Iron Police system.^[2]

^ ^a ^b U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918
^ "Murder In the Police Barracks — The John Barcoski Story". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 24, 1949. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[draft-1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918

[ppg1949-2] "Murder In the Police Barracks — The John Barcoski Story". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 24, 1949. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

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John Barcoski
Born	December 15, 1889^[1] Płock, Russian Empire (now Poland)^[1]
Died	February 10, 1929 (aged 39) Imperial, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death	Murder resulting from Blunt Force Trauma
Occupation	Miner