John S. Sorokaty

1887 - 1919  (32 years)

• Name	John S. Sorokaty
  Born	1887	, Russia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Crime	1919	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	murdered
  Crime	25 May 1919	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	murdered by Stockyo Boyeff
  	BOYEFF, Stockyo Male. Bulgarian Crime: Murder Victim: Sorokaty, John 1919/05/25; Galt, Ont. Method: struck with a stone See also: Petcoff, Ivan Trial: 1919/11/25 Supreme Court of Ontario; Kitchener, Ont. Judge: Logie Execution fixed to: 1920/01/26 Recommendation for mercy: no Result: O. in C. of 1920/01/23, PC 148 Hanging: 1920/02/26; Kitchener, Ont. Reference: RG 13, vol. 1504 (1,2,3,4), file 640A/ CC130; 1919-1920 Content: Correspondence, order-in-council, transcript of evidence, judge's report, coroner's inquest.
  Name	John Morokaty
  Name	John Scarkely
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164316
  Died	25 May 1919	North Dumfries Concession 10 Lot 02, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I164316	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  REMOVED TO PENITENTIARY Ivan Petcoff Removed to Kingston to Serve Long Time Is Till Deranged. Ivan Petcoff, sentenced to life imprisonment for being implicated in the murder of John Morokaty [Sorokaty] at Galt last May left for Kingston Sat. morning where he will spend the remainder of his days in the penitentiary there. He was taken to the train by High Constable Charles Huber and Constable Davey who accompanied him on his journey. The time of his departure had not been made public and there was no crowd at the station as sometimes the case in such events. Petcoff still remained in his mentally deranged state and did not seem to know where he was going. For many days he has not spoken to anyone. With the exception of this abnormality he appears otherwise sane. Boyeff, his accomplice in the crime is still in his cell at the court house awaiting the day of his execution on on February 26. He remains calm and does not appear to be worrying about his fate. His spiritual needs are still being attended to by the Rev. H. M. Langford. The Chronicle Telegraph, 5 Feb 1920, p. 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181879492.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1887 - , Russia Crime - murdered - 1919 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Crime - murdered by Stockyo Boyeff - 25 May 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth