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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOC1970-0262 - ESTATE OF PUGLISI JR.I (3:),~7 ~ IN THE COURT OF WASHINGTON CmINTY,PENNA. ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION NO.;).l,Y OF 1970 .'I '. IN RE: FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR. an alleged incompetent PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN >~-.. r-• rn 11 c..n; (J').' u..> o -0 .i!ilI' =r: c::n .. --.lc=:> :x::r.:-:::c 215 SEVENTH STREET ATTORNEY AT LAW PAUL M.PETRO \ /~3-/7/- DONORA.PENNSYLVANIA 15033~~:6-)6-1 v~Q/vlD~)i:~~ \.jV'-(;;..Cf'''+(j')G"' r\Z-lrn r.)1'.-'_-~.l . I--/:::n 1- :20....-r\3': o~:>~. 0_ 1 ~~~~~J~'~1~~~" ~ .;'".... - IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION IN RE:FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR., an alleged incompetent. No.2?y of 1970 PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN To The Honorable,The Judges Of The Said Court: The Petition of Minnie Puglisi,by her Attorney, Paul M.Petro,respectfully represents: 1.Your petitioner,Minnie Puglisi,is a resident of the Borough of Donora,Washington County,Pennsylvania,and resides at 217 Seventh Street,Donora,Pennsylvania,15033. 2.Your petitioner is the mother of Frank S.Puglisi, Jr.,who was born on August 30,1937. 3.The said Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.is unmarried and, also,a resident of the Borough of Donora,Washington County, Pennsylvania,at the post office address 217 Seventh Street, Donora,Pennsylvania,15033. .. 4.The said Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.,is at present a mental patient at the Western Psychiatric Institute &Clinic in the City of Pittsburgh,Alleg~eny County,Pennsylvania. 5.Your petitioner suggests that it is in the best interest of the said Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.,that a guardian be appointed for his person since he is mentally incompetent and unable to receive certain benefits he is entitled to by virtue of past employment with the Radio Corporation of America. 6.The said Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.has np guardian of his person. WHEREFORE,the petitioner prays that your Honorable Court appoint your petitioner,Minnie Puglisi,as guardian for the person of Frank S.Puglisi,Jr. Mlnnie Puglisl~)Petltioner Paul M.Petro Attorney for Petitioner COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON " SS: \. Before me,the undersigned authority,personally appeared MINNIE PUGLISI,the petitioner,who,being duly sworn, deposes and says that the facts set forth in the within Petition are true and correct upon her personal knowledge • .MinnIe Pugs Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of_-=M;:.;:a;:;;;r.....;;czh~_,1970. otary Public ."'ARTHA D.LICHT,Notary·Public My Commission Expires February 28.1972 Donora,Washington County,Pa. --_...:.....----~. in wl1r Qtnur~nf C!!nmmnn JINUi nf IJalll1iugtnn.Q1n~nty.'rnullyluattin , ®rpquU!1'.QTnurt lIIhti!1intt IN RE:(( FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR",)) An alleged Incompetent.\Q1 ita.ttnu \NO.262 of 1970 (( Q!nmmnumra1t11 of '.ru1t!1yluattitt a.tnuuty of IItt!1qiugtutt To:FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR.ll · Sur Petition of:Mjnni e pug]j sj , by her Attorney,Paul M.Petro,Esq. 1J.r@nuuttttu(l1UU,=-cFR:.::.:::.A=:Nc::.::K'--S=-.:.'----=-PU..::...:G:;..:::L::.=.I--'--SI=--,~JR_.~,'____ that,laying aside all business and excuses whatsoever,you do file in the office of .the Clerk of our Orphans'Court of Washington County,a full and com- plete answer,under oath,to each.and every of the averments of the said petition,on or before Monday ,the 13th day of__---'A=p=-=r=-=i=-=l~__ 19.19-,at 11:00 o'clock~.M.,and show cause why the said Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.,should not be adjudged an incompetent and a guardian of his estate appointed,as prayed for, and further abide the order of our said Court in the premises, If you fail hereof,the petition may be taken PRO CONFESSO and ...... a decree made against you. WITNESS the Honorable P.Vincent Marino,Judge of our said Court, at Washington,Penna.,the 16thday of March,A.D.,197.1-->0,,--_ ·.··-B~~c~ Clerk of the Orphans'Court (Seal) PAUL M..PETRO,Esq. Attorner for Petitioner.215 -Seventhst.,. Donora,Pa.,15033. .\ .' "...,... j 1 IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA -, ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION' IN RE:FRANK S.PUGLISr;JR., an alleged incompetent. ORDER '.NO.of 1970 AND NOW,this ~/~--ciay of March,1970,uponI • consideration of the forAgoing Petition,ITrc:IS ORDERED AND DECREED that a citation be awarded and directed to Frank S. Puglisi,Jr.,to show cause why he should not be adjudged an incompetent and a guardian of his estate appointed as prayed for in the foregoi)'!JI P~it10n,~a£...,i.J',1770 ~ I/~~~ff--I1-(.lJ ~ The hearing on said petition will be held on ~/7,/.1'7~....st=II-<r-a~a 1:1, At-least twenty (20)days notice of the hearing shall be given to Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.,the alleged incompetent by personal se~vice of the copy'of said petition and\cltatio~·/_~~~'~i:dt;k/2,~~-~/C£r -~------------------------- .' IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY1 PENNA. ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION IN RE: ESTAT.K:·QF FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR'I an alleged incompetent. ) ) ). ) ) ) } No.262 of 1970 DEC R E E AND NOW~~~~~~~_/L__I 1970,upon consideration of the annexed petition an a er a hearing held following due notice,it is ORDERED AND DECREED that FRANK S.PUGLISI1 JR.is adjudged an incompetent. Minnie Puglisi is appointed Guardian of the Estate of FRANK S. PUGLISI1 JR.I an incompetent. The said Guardian is directed to file an inventory in accordance with t he provisions of Section 402 of the Incompetents I Estates Act of 1955,as amended. Th~said Guardian shall file bond with sufficient surety in the sum of ({2"~.)~./.~.//...~.~~4<-L:t=~-rf{!i,~~-7~.~, J.1 Judicial 857 (Pennsylvania-Guardian)(6-66) IN THE Orphans' Division COURT;OF Washington STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY, •IJ NO. In the Matter of the Estate of 262 of 1970 BOND OF GUARDIAN Frank S.luglisi,Jr. an Imcomp~tent r:-,::: KNOW ,ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS t~:rhat)w;e,,_•,~_I '-.'i;-.. Mhmie Pug11srb ">as Principal , and UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND:GU,ARANTY COMPANY,a corporation under the laws of the State of Maryland,of Baltimore,Maryland;haviniari office arid usual piace of business at "l.,Pitt ab urgh ""State of Pennsylvania,as Surety,are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;its certain attorneys or assigns,in the sum of One Thousand 'Dollars ($1000.00 ), lawful money of the United/States of America;for which paymentdvell and truly to be made,we bind Qurselves,our and each of our heirs,executors,administrators,successors and assigns,jointly and sever~lly,firmly by these presents. SEALED with our seals and dated this :J~f{daY of June ,19 70. WHEREAS the above bounden Minni e .fuglis1 decree of the Orphans'Court of Washington has been appointed Guardian of the Estate of Frank S.Puglisi an has by order and County,Pennsylvania, Incompetent NOW,THEREFORE,THE CONDITION OF THIS OBLIGATION IS SUCH,that if the above bounden Minnie Puglisi,';"'.Guardianof Prank Puglisi,Jr. an Inc ompe tent ,shall at the termination of her guardianship and at any other time when required by Court,render a just and true account of the management of the property and estate of said Prank Pugli si"Jr. under her care and shall also deliver up the said property agreeably to the order and decree of the said Cqurt or the direction of law;and shall well and truly administer,according to law,the estate of said F'rank Puglisi,Jr.,then the above obligation shall be void,otherwise it shall be and remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and delivered in the presence of: No.262 of 1970 ~---- 'DelfmfC~ Orphans I!T Court L'IDi tls~fu on L Washington State of Pennsylvania In the Matter of the Estate of FranklPug11s,1#Jr. a n Incomppetent County -; , ~; BOND OF GUARDIAN Surety: UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY Home Office-Baltimore 3,Maryland I (" IL And now to Wlt;:u ~a'-:;'f1910,' the within b~:;ijr~nted1it open·Court,,' approved,andg[<@r~tobe ~d.1'=.'~~~;.--t.~"'-6£LC:"-S~':_'.-,....~..,...J~''! ,:::;.:::u ~-_~t"'J f;?:j ~C'"')"";F'l-'..4-_-.-"......_-t:-_.:-..•..l.ifr••••..••.••::..<.:.••.L.tu.~a :Zi=._5 :::r "-pi:-__0 I (" -0 :=.:.;::.~'-'-'! J>..cn o L..f *--~~..- <..':':}i j Filed ,19 I r L <'-:"'(,,:;: .....~. ~, ., I'u1 M n•.,I.etro /").,:3-71'6 ,/ Attorney 'i t ~)~,~, .I,., IJ .. f " "- ~ r " IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNA. ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION NO.262 OF 1970 IN RE: FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR., an alleged incompetent AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE PAUL M.PETRO ATTORNEY AT LAW 2 t 5 SEVENTH STREET DONORA,PENNSYLVANIA 15033 "•."-.'"-. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION IN RE:FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR., an alleged incompetent. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE No.262 of 1970 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON .• S8: Before me,the undersigned,personally appeared CARLO BORRIELLO,who resides at 733 McKean Avenue,Donora Pennsylvania 15033,and,who being duly sworn deposes and says that he served a certified copy of the Petition and Order for the appointment of guardian as well as the Citation fixing April 13,1970 as the hearing date for the appointment of guardian upon the alleged incompetent FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR.by handing copies of the said documents to the alleged incompetent FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR.at the western Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute &Clinic at 3811 O'Hara,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania, on Friday,March 20,1970 at 10:50 A.M. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of_-=.;:A~pr;;.,.J.;;;.;·l~__,1970. MART!"A".(J..[lCHT;Nofary Poblfe My CommlsslQn Expires February 28,197~ Donora,Washmgton County.Pa.,' ,6 ;: .J;I ,; "]I t, • ~ IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNA. ORPHANsr COURT DIVISION NO.262 OF 1970 IN RE: FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR., an alleged incompetent AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE '.' ~ PAUL M.PETRO ATTORNEY AT LAW 215 SEVENTH STREET DONORA,PENNSYLVANIA 15033 ,~.-~""., ~........" '..'. .-1'..' " ,.'I .J -•t Frank S 41 Pugl:~i a1 ,,;31'''' 500 Eighth.Street .. Dohor9:,Pe..."f.50.3 .3 ,i. '00 , I' i ,., Dear Mr.Pugliai: "Ene~os_ed 1s,a eopy'of,the ,Petition,Ord(3r-. and Citation for'the appoil.1tment ot ,n guardian fo~, your son,Frank S ..1'llg1is1,Jr.You will"not'tca by the certified copy or,the Order that a.hetU"1ng will be hold'on M9nday,"Aprll 1J.1.970 at 11:00 A.M. before Judge P.\I'~-'Mattino it .. The ,'p~1"Poa(;)of the hearing is .to"~llow"the', eou~t to appoint your wife,Mll'l'n1ePuglist,.,a.s'gut1:rdiari. Notice ·is betng aent to you .since you are the 1'athext oJ:the 'alleged.incQD]petent.. I will be'glad.to "apavler any quos ~1ort you may ¥ve. .'.;....•Sincerely yours,--~-----._~-~_._;;;. oa~-t..., ~---~----_.~-_.------ FRANK S.PUGLISI,SR. STREET AND NO. 500 EIGHTH STREET SENT TO 'COax-titled Mail ~------ ,...---_RE_C_E_'P_T_F_OR_CE_R_T1_F_'E_D_M_A_'L::-_3....;.,O¢---:_ POSTMARK OR DATE <'J LO •0 "0 J <.0 rl •0Z -------~------------------.....,---------------------,....-- \ EXHIBIT A ",...,~,r .,. ,;,. IN THE COURT OF COMlVION PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION IN RE:FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR., an alleged incompetent. AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE No.262 of 1970 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY OF WASHINGTON SS: Before me,the undersigned,personally appeared PAUL M.PETRO,attorney for the petitioner,MINNIE PUGLISI,who, being duly sworn,deposes and says that he served by certified mail certified copies of the Petition and Order for the appointment of guardian as well as the Citation upon FRANK S. PUGLISI,SR.,as appears by the attached Exhibit A which consists of the letter of Paul M.Petro dated March 17,1970 to Frank S.Puglisi,Sr.,the certified receipt indicating that said letter was mailed on March 17,1970,and the certified receipt No.160052 signed by Frank S.Puglisi,Sr. au •etro Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 1st day of_--:.;;A:.;;.,p..;..r::;,.il~__,1970. _MJ\RT~.It UCRT,Nofai'Y I'titilfe My CommISSion Expires February 28,197Z Donora,Washington County,Pa., IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNi .. ORPHANS'COURT DIVISION - "- '~IN RE:) 4 )I ESTATE OF ) I e )No.262 of 1970 FRANK S.PUGLISI,JR.,) ) «an alleged incompetent.)Z«)>..I>-UlZz HEARING ON PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANIIIII.. i0 ,..Cl THE HONORABLE P.VINCENT MARINO,IzBEFORE:i:VI Judge of the said Court.'-«~ r,~~.A PPEARA NCES:PAUL M.PETRO,ESQ.,'of Donora,Penna.,VI•ce..I representing the Petitioner. «6c·.::l~TIME:Monday,April 13,1970,at 11:00 o'clock A.M.,'~ til EST. vi ~ II:III..II:0II.IIIII:..II:::l ~00r:-...I«6~ii: '.\II.0 , e --_.-- I, t ,f'.1':1't:"rQ ,'lTv'h)':li10TOViH8A (t{8:0 8A':Lt<"1 1I.O.iVP.1U·~··itO TffJO:)~UIT MI I, I' oj • "'. ( ( :'1:i 1111 ,O!11H lA,~\/f TIll 1:\T!'I V ,q ·1.18/\HOT/fUB ~'i 'n' .j,.:.uc),.)biBl:l :1rij 10 b;.fJul. ,.s.nrrs'-:,Z'lOflv(l ro',.~J2'J <o~rl'~.·1 .~/l JUr\q ."l':H,OiJL:<l 9tU i4f1i1f1~}at)'I'19'l ,.Ii,~.An.,ob'o )0:.:.::t£,ute!,St Jhyl\.,1(~b1101\ll .18:'1 :EUln:; .' "r .'I ,i.' I I I I N D E X <- c ~, WITNESS Direct e MINNIE PUGLISI 4 I.I " IceDANIEL'C.BOTTONARI .18 I Zce ., >.J WILLIAM RONGAUS .''22>-DR.VIzZ "IIIII. i0~l!lZ "X , VIce~.. ti .. it .' ~VI ;,iie.JceU .. ii:::l~ x......III . ui .II:"III~II:0II.IIIII: ~. II::::l0',,"U .J cce. U ii:.r I&.0 e -,-------------- MR.PETRO:Your Honor,this is the time fixed for a hearing 3 on the Petition of Minnie Puglisi requesting Your Honorable Court to appoint her as guardian for Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.,an alleged incom petent.Pursuant to the order of this Court,a copy of the Citatipn as well as the Petition and order was served personally upon the alleged incompeteI?-t,'Frank.S.Puglisi,Jr.,by Carlo Borriello,who resides at 733 McKean Avenue,Donora,Pa. upon Frank Puglisi,Jr.,at the Western Pennsulvania Psychiatric MR.PETRO: :$z c(>,J>-01 ~THE COURT: IIIII. ZeClziInc(~ On what date? On March 2 ,1970.The,s,ervice was made perscnally record the Affidavit of Service ,executed by Carlo Borriello, Institute and Clinic in Pittsburgh ;'I would like to introduce into the verifyfng~thes e facts. ~iXI-UI Ci ,J c( § Q ::l., ~THE COURT:til 'The same is received in evidence and made part ~. ~of the record.The service havin~complied,with statutory require 0:oII.~ments,with the rules of this Court and with the Interlocutory Orde r I-0:5 of this Court dated March 16,1970..u ,J c( (;MR.PETRO:Also,Your Honor,I would like to introduce intoii:...o evidence the Affidavit of ServiCe executed by 1ii'ys,elf as Attorney for the petitioner,certifying that copies of the Petition and Order as well as the Citation was served by certified mail upon t1f{rank S.Puglisi,Sr.;attached to the Affidavit is the certified receipt as well as the receipt card signed py Frank Puglisi,Sr.,dated -March 18,1970. 'i... t ~I '.-. ,~ ., '{H.m;..2.'i.:lq '3bsra as",<):..,lll'1'3:a·::i'1T J;)'BI .I " I.; I11 :OHT3 '·1 "H:/i , " I'.., I, THE COURT: MR.PETRO: That was by certified mail ? Yes,Your Honor.Mr.Puglisi is present in the 4 COli rtroom this morning. THE COURT:We will receive this Affidavit of Service likewise' it having complied with all requirements.It will be made.part of thp record.Are you ready to call your witnesses,.Mr.Petro?Do yoP .have any medical witnesses here this morning? MR.PE;TRO:No,Your Honor.We de;>not have any medical. witnesses this morning ~It was not copvenient to have them here. We just have two witnesses,Your Honor~the Petitioner,Minnie Pllglisi, e mother of the alleged inco~petent,and also Daniel Bottemari, who is a brother of the petitioner and uncle of the alleged incompetl='nt. THE COURT:We will permit you to ccillyour lay witnesses at this time.And you may call your medical witnesses -at a future tin e. MR.PETRO:Thank you,Your Honor:Minnie Puglisi. MINNIE PUGLISI IS CALLED A ND SWORN. DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR.PETRO: Q Will you state your name? A Minnie Puglisi. Q Where doyou reside? A 217 Seventh Street. THE COUR T:In Donora,Pennsylvania? A DonoraJ Pa. QAre you married? Minnie Puglisi -----------------,-------., 5 A Ye~;presently separated from my husband. Q XiWlai is your husband's name? THE COURT: A Q:!z«~A>-III Z.~QII. ig A Clz·i:~Q ti0; I-UI C ..I«§ c A::l., :z:5 Q ui0:~AoII.~Q I-0:::l8 A ..I«Uii:II.o A Frank PuglisiJ Sr. .Where does your husband reside.? 500 Eighth Street,Donora. How long have you been separ'atedJ approximately? I think seven years. Mrs.PuglisiJ have you executed a Petition for Appointment of Guardian,requesting this Court to appoint you as guardian for Frank S.'PuglisiJ Jr.? Yes. What is your relation,to J!rank ~.Puglisi',Jr.? His mother. Where.is your son now? Presently at the Western Psychiatric Clinic in Pittsburgh. t I wish you'd speak a little louderJ Mrs.Puglisi. We can't hear. The Western Psychiatric Clinic in Pittsburgh. Q What is the purpose of his stay there? A He's mentally ill. Q How long,.Mrs·.Puglisi,has lbIe2been at the Western Psychiatric Institute? ------------------------------.------, Minnie Puglisi A He's been at Western Psychiatric about two months.But before tha·~, he was at St.Francis Hospital for six months . .Before his stay at St.Francis Hospital,where was he? Well,he was at home with me for about a year and a half;and befo~e that,he was hospitalized for a little while at the Hawthorne Hospit~1 in the State of California under Dr.Whipple . .Was your son residing in California? At the time,yes. How long did he reside in California? I think approximately five years. During his stay in California,was your son employed? Yes. By whom? The R.C.A.Company;to my knowledge.that's where he was employed.- Do you know how long your son was employed,bY',R.C.A.? Well,I assume,I don't know whether he was employed the re from the time he went.Really,1.don't know. When were you notified that your son was hospitalized in California? The first of January,1968. When did he return to Pennsylvania?" I think it was about the seventh of January,196~. When he returned in January,1968,where did he reside'? With me,.217 Seventh Street,Donora. 6 Minnie Puglisi 7 Q At that time who occupied the household at that address besides yourself? A I:Ii~brother,Paul.and 1. Q Were there any other children there? A No.Just his brother Paul and myself and he.I mean Kenny,not Paul.I mean Kenny.·Paul would come home on leave and be there. medical treatment? Yes,he did. At his office as a private patient. Three fourths of an hour every week. :. .' ," On Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh. Psychiatrist. Where·is his office? , How long did the treatment once a week with Dr.Corrado continue Where would he treat your son every week? Well,he entered St.Francis on the 30th of July because he had a Yes.He's receive.d medical tr~atment every week with Dr.Corrado Upon his return to Pennsylvania in .Jariuary,1968.did he receiv.e And when did your son enter a hospital? What type of a doctor is Dr.Corrado? Did your son.Frank.reside with you before leaving for Califlbrnia? from January,1968 to July,1969. :$zct Q>..I>-UI Zz A'IIIII. i0 Ql-t!)ziUIct3: .,;Auii:l-UIQe..Ictij Q Q:J"l :z: I:-AN iii0::QIIII-0::0II.III A0:: I-0:::J0 Qu ..Ictij Aii:...0 Q.e A Q A relapse and the doctor suggested for him to be hospitalized . •Q Would you describe to the Court the nature of the relapse? Minnie Puglisi 8 A Well,'he had gone to Gary for a few days to visit his other brothers and had an appointment on,I believe it was a Monday on the 27th of July with Dr.Corrado.He kept the appointment.And coming hoihe .'after keeping his appointment in the afternoon,there was a fuss on the bus and somehow the busdriver asked him to get off.He said he would get off.And he hallucinated •. treatment? He was alone,yes. Did the busdriver---was he aware that your son was receiving had run over somebody.And then he stopped the bus,went to the -,.'. Was your son alone? He said,"Well,if you don't want to ·tide on this bus,;;,get off.II things here~'"And then Fr'ank s aid,"I doh I~have to ride your bus." rear of the bus and the girl said that somebody had thrown a paper ,' said it was him.And the busdriver said,""Well,we don't do these wad at her and so the busdriver was asking who was it'.And Fra;nk the bus.And he said that he hearq a "girl scream rab,d he thought he Do you recall what the fuss on the bus was?- I had called the transit 88 and I ques tioned why was thip boy put off c( ~Q ~~A IIIDo ieClzXIII~ t~IIIo ~6o:::l., ~III vi0::IIII-0::o~Q0:: I-0::5 Au .Ic(6 Qii:~• Ie A No~he wasn't aware anything was happening. Q Did he leave the bus?. A He left him off at Castle Shannon. Q Approximately how far is Castle Shannon from Dm ora? A I have no idea. Minnie Puglisi Q Could you'estimate how long it is by bus to get to Castle Shannon from your house ? 9 A Q A ~z~.J~ZZIIIII. i~ClZ.ien~ tiii:~Ci .JC UCi Q::J., :I:5 A ui 0:III~oII.III0: I-0:::JoU .J0( U Qii:~ A It's closer to Pittsburgh than Donora I know. Did you continue after he ,was left off the bus --- I was very worried because it was getting ~ate,five,six,seven o'clock,and he wasn't coming home.And then I called his brother in Gary,Indiana and asked him if the boy had come back for his appointment and he said yes.We call him "BuckY".he said if the doctor says it's all right,they gave'him money to go back to Gary again.And I thought maybe there was a rrain leaving out of Gary 11 :00 o'clock that night.that perhaps that he was going to 'take that train and go back to Gary. Did you locate your son? Then after I went to bed,'tried to go to bed anyway.and then about 2:00 o'clock in the morning,I received a call from Anthony from Gary say,. saying that the police had picked him up in Castle Shannon.Frank up in Castle Shannon and for us to go down and pick him up. How did the Castle Shannon Police have reason to call your son Anthony in Gary.Indiana? I don't know.Anthony called me that he was in Castle Shannon. Whet her they (got in touch with his father Or whether maybe F;ank had his address in his wallet and then they called Gary.I don't i'know. All I knew,lIe had gotten the call from Gary,Indiana saying for me to go to pick Frank-up in Castle Shannon. ,----------------",-------------------------------------------------..-------, Minnie ,Puglisi 10 Q Did you go down to Castle Shannon? A Yes.My son told me that he had also called his dad and that for us to take a taxi and go down and pick him up. Q So you and your husband went by taxi to Castle Shannon? A Yes. Q What time did you arrive there,approximately? What was he doing? things that they thought wasn't right for the young man to do.So In the morning? they thought rather than something happen to him,that they would ..Jr ... ,'Yes. What did the Castle Shannon Police tell you about your son? , They said he was acting very odd.They were keeping an eye on hin That he was wondering around;he'went by a creek and he was drin1 ing.' that water and he washed his jacket and put it.on wet and he was do ng wasn't really doing anything. I imagine it might have been about 3:30 probably,3:30,4:000'cloc .. They said they hadnJt booked him on any charges because the boy :!:z~A III~.Q Q. i A~l!lZ~Q~ ti A ~Q .J« U QQ ::l., ~AN uiII:: EoQ.IIIII:: l-II::::loU .J«Uii:...o take care of him until they could locate somebody to come and get him. Q You brought your son home that night? A Then we brought him home. Q What occurred when you reached Donora? A I asked him to come in and he said no.He told the driver,"Go ahel1d, Minnie Pqglisi leave these two off and drive me to the city limits."And then I said ;'Well,come on in for a cu p of coffee."And at that point he just .opened up the taxi door and started running all through town.And he ran across the bridge and I got-Carlo Borriello was waiting for his driver to pick him up to go to work and I asked him if he would please help me,that the boy was running away from me.And he ran across the bridge to Webster and then he wanted to go like Sout1 and he turned North and he was screaming and yelling.We couldn't control him until then the pblice came and they subdued him and helped me to--they got him and they had to Sch~¢k:~him and they brought him up to the Borough Building. Did your husband participate in the rescue efforts? " No,he didn't.]thought he was getting in a taxi to sort of get ahead of him and pick him up,but he had gone home.I mean I went through all this myself,with the help of a friend .. 11 Was it after this incident tha,t your son was committed to St.Fran<is ? Yes. Now when your son returned from California in January,1968,wh t a...,sc t assets did he have? On his p,erson,he had about $300.00. Wa s that in cash? In cash money~ Did he have any other assets in the bank account? No,he had nothing.His bank accounts were depleted. Minnie Puglisi Q Was that money us ed for his benefit? A Whatever he needed,we bought. 12 Q .What were your expenses,beginning with his return from Californh? A My expense every week for a year and a half was to travel to.. Pittsburgh,paying his fare and my fareand getting something to eat. This'was during the period that he'was'treated as an out-patient? As an out-patientin the hospital from January,'68 to July of '69 . .What vyas Dr.Corrado ~~arging for these weekly visits? .$25.00.t . '. Did you receive any assistance by virtue of your son's employment with R.C.A.during this period? -For six months we received from the R.C.A.Company $320.00 a month for six months ..That's .from January to about June. " Of 1968? Of '68,right. Haveyou been ~otified by R.C.A.that your'''son is entitled to dis- ability benefits? Yes,I have been. Has R.C.A ..requested that a guardian be appointed to receive these disability benefits? A Yes,they have. Q I show you a letter dated January 21,1970 from R.C.A.Defense• Electronic Products in Van Nuys,California,signed by Elsie Fitzpatrick,R.N.Is this the letter you have received: Minnie Puglisi A Yes,this is the letter I received. Q If Your Honor please,we would like to introduce this letter into the record. 13 THE COURT: .of the record. We will receive it in evid'wnce and make it part A From his brother,Paul,$480.00.And I 'am,as of now,still bille< Q ~z~A ...I>-Ul~Q qIIIII. i~ClZ ~A0(~. .:uii:l-~Q ...I0( U Ao::J., ~N viItIIIl-ItoII.IIIIt l-It::JoU ...I0( U Qii:II.o Has your son received any hospitalization benefits? He's hospitalized by Traveler's Insurance. Has it been necessary for you or other members of your family , to pay for these ~edical services? Yes,because he has that medical,major-medical that didn't cover the w hole bills,all the bills.' Can you estimate what·the expenses not covered by insur~nce have been? ,",~,~. Well,on his visits to the doctor,$25.00,$15.00 woul.d'b~paid by the,Traveler's In,surance.Anl'then when he was in St.Francis and '.'I wanted to have him transferred to Western Psychiatric,I had to borrow money in 'order to h.a ve 'him discharged,borrow money 10"•,•• to pay what Traveler's Insurance didn't cover. Wh ere did you borrow it? .eix'.:ht:fridcred,I anlliLwDoUld say fifty dollars.I got a bill from St. Francis because Traveler's Insurance hasn't covered it all. Traveler's Insurance has paid over seven thousand some hundred dollars. Q This bill for approximately $650.00 is from St.Francis? Minnie Puglisi A Yes.And they tell me that I still owe them that. Q Can you inform us as to your son's present condition? A Well,right now he seems to be doing quite well.Of COurse,like I say,this has happened before.Bbithe's jjlst not still stable enough 14 ~e Q :;!;z<A>.J)< OlZZiiiQ. i0l-I!) Zx Q,UI<~ .,:A0 0::.I-UI ae.J<!la::l., J: l:-N vilI:iiil-ll:0Q.QiiilI: l-ll:::l A00 .J<u Qii:II.0 A e to say that he could goon his own and function on his own. Does your son realize the value of the expenses involved? No,he doesn't.Because it just seems,well,you can get it from someplace and everytime I go to see h~m I give five or six dollars and I visit hi~~two 9ays later and it's already:gon,e. Can you cite us any examples 6f your son's regard for money? Well,I have---here one time he was in California,he got treatmel ts for his hair and here is a bill fo'r scalp treatments,it came to ~747.12.And he has gone to this Thomas that takes care of the hair for,I don't know how long.And he has,I kriow--this is only one of the statements I have here,a tremend'ous amount of money. That bill for over $700.00 covers,.what period? This was during the year of '66. Does your son have any hair problem? ., No,I don't.think he had any hair problem.But this was one of his hang-ups,was hair.I mean he was always very worried about his hair.And even as of now,I have a barber go down to cut his hair and it costs me $10.00. Q Does your s on insist upon it? A Yes.He wants only this fellow to cut his hair. Minnie Puglis i Q Has your son exhibited any other tendency to waste money? A Well,when I would go down to visit him,I'd bring him cigarettes, you know,like when you go;I'd go down a couple days later and he gives it away to everybody.It seems like he has no conception. I said these things cost m~mey.Well,they're my friends.I know,Dut they have people coming to bring them thi ngs too.But he just doesll't want to hear anything like that.He feels like he has anything,ne ha to snare it with ~;erybody: •Y ... Q Has your son made any,demands upon various things? A Qh,·yes.Everytime I went down to visit.him,it tW!ais always he Waf ts , this,he wants that..And w ~ll,I always bought it for him because I felt I didn't want anything.to hold up his recovery.I felt if I w culd work against him,maybe this would sort of delay his recovery "and no matter what he asked me for,I was trying my best to try ar:d get it for him,no mattervwhat ~t was ...~ Q Are you employed yours elf ? A I am. Q Where do you work? A I work at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Q What type of work do you have at the hospital? A I'm a nurse's aid. Q What is your gros s salary? A About $330.00 a month. Q How often haveyou been visiting your son at the Western Psychiatr c 15 Minnie Puglisi Institute? A Well,Western Psychiatric,their visiting hours are very limited. But when he was at St.Franics,I visited him three and <four times a week.Western Psychiatric,I at least visited him once a week, 16 .e Q I «Z«A>.J>-1II Z QzIIIII. Z.A0~Clzi Q1IIct~ depending on how my days are off. Are there any other members of your family who also visit him? Yes.My sister and brothers. What are their names ?. Edith Ballerion and Daniel Bottonari.. No further questions. ti ' i "~1IIQ .J«UQ EXAMINATION BY THE corn T: :J., :I:~.Q Mrs.Puglisi,what is Frank's birthdate? viII::AIII~II::'0II.III QII:: ~II:::J A0U .Jctu Qii:IL0 A e Q A I Q A Q A August 30,1937."" That would make him how old now? He would be 32'or 33 this year>. Is he married or unmarried? ,Unmarried. Has he'ever been married? No. Has he ever been a member of the Armed Forces of the United $lap:e-.s1?! He was a Marine. Approximately when? It was seven years ago.He was discharged,I think,in 1946 or '45. Minnie Puglisi 17 Q A Q" A Q ~A zc(>Q..I>-UIZZ IIIII. i0I-AClz%UIc(G'"~ tiii:I-UIi5e..Ic( 6i5::l., :z:~01 uilI:IIIl-ll:0II.IIIlI:Al-ll:::l0u Q..I<l:6ii:AII.0 QeA Q Bid he receive an honorable discharge? Oh,yes. Had he had any medical history in the service? No,he didn't. Didn't have anything? No,he didn!t. You are asking this Coutt that you be permitted to serve as guardic n of his estafe?,. Yes,Your Honor. We may co~sider tha trequest favorably because of the fact that it would be difficult to.get a bank to liaridle such an item as this.Bd w:e want to caU toyour a ttention c~rtain matters if you are a,'ppointe guardian of the estate.In the first place,you will have to keep spe ific records of all the money you receive and all expenditures made. Are you able to do -that,?.-.- I think so,Your Hono,r: ..; What has been the extent of your education? High School. , Did you graduate from high school? Yes,Your Honor. Now do you understand till t if you ar'e appointed guardian you can't simply take whatever money is available and pay yourself for the money thatyour son might'owe you,or to pay your other son for m<ney thatyou borrowed from him to help Francis out.You can't do that. --------------------------------------- Minnie Puglisi You can't make any payments except on the order of Court.Do you understand? A Yes,Your Honor. Q Would you be willing to abide by that ruling? 18 e c(z c(>...>-1IlZZIIIII. i0..l!lZ :i:CDc(~ ti~..CD0e...c( 0ii:::l.. :tI-"C\I A I sure would,Your Honor. Q We aren't stating that you will not get your money back or that yOU] son,your other son will Il;0t get his money back or whoever Franci might be owing funds to.,We are not 'making that statement.We arE ,,;. simply statir:g'that ycni can't help yourself to this"money or you can t pay a particular debt that he might owe simply becaus e you think.it s owing.You haye to get.Court approval before you can'make those disbursements.Do -you understand all that? A Yes. fAt the aine.ction of the Court,off-the-record discussion was not recordec I vi '0:~by the stenographer).. 0:~~ ~.THE COURT:Do]ou have any othertes6imony,Mr.Petro?..0::::l8 lay testimony?...c(oii:MR.PETRO:Just one more.Mr.Bottonari....o '. DANIEL C.B®.TTONARI IS CALLED AND SWORN. DIRECT EXAMINATION BY MR.PETRO: Q Your name please? A Daniel C.Bottonari. Q Where do you live? A I live at 182 Senate Drive in Pittsburgh,15236,or Pleasant Hills. I Daniel C.Bottonari 19 Q.'. A Q A e Q ~z A~.J>-Ulz QzIIID.. i A0I-I!lZi QUl<~ ..=Auii:I-!!!QQe.J< 2AQ :l., :I:~III uiIl:IIIl-ll:0D..IIIIl: l-ll::l0U .J<U[ II.0 "e What is your occupation,Mr.Bottonari? Manufacturing Engineer,Westinghouse. What is your relatiansh£p>rto Frank S.Puglisi,Jr.? I am his uncle. Have you had an opportunity to see Frank Puglisi,Jr.since his return from Califtornia in January,1968? as Yes.Just/recent as East at my house. How often has he visit ed.at your home? " I would s8:Y since '68,probably three 'times .. Have you visited him at the hospital? I;used to make it a point once.a week,sometimes twice. :Ca.n you desc:r:ib~,to us his'condition? ". "Yes.Bucky has'sort of a feeling'of illus,ions of grandeur.He wan s to be the best..He wants to be the best no matter-what he does . He's continUlaUYJ ,when you talk to him he know~about it.No matte .x .. what you talk about,he will pick it right up and he's.a cleaver boy. He's very very smart.He ha:s quite an educ'ation and I think this is one of his hang-ups.When he went to Geneva College for the short time,he done fine until he came to take a test and then he would go blank.The same thing happened at Carnegie Teqh,and it just SE ems 11K like he just can't take pressure'.He just cannot handle ·pressure. " Q Are you familiar with his job with R.C.A.in California? A Not gery much,Mr.Petro.Just on wrhat my sister tells me. Q Do you know about his work there? Daniel C.Bottonari ----------------.----~ 20 A As she's told me,I talked to Elsie Fitzpatrick by the way-- Q She is the nurse? A The R.N.that wrote that letter asking for guardianship. Q What was jber substance ofyour conversation with her? A ~z0(>..J>-UlZZIIIII. iel!Iz'zUl.0( ==ti Q~t-Ul , Q A ..J0( Ug Q., :I:~1\I vi 0::~A0::oII.III'0:: t-o:::::loU ..J0( Uii:...o Q That he was a .hard-working,.a fine boy,very hard::'working.And she said anything she could do to help him out,she will d.ID:d!t..She said don't hesitate to request it and that he had--I understand he's wor ed as much as four days without--on a problem for the F-ll Fighter Plane'that they have.He's reall,y a crackerjack in the electronic business.He's tops. Four straight days? They hade a problem and he :had to de-bug it.. Do you feel from your contacts.with Frank Puglisi,Jr.that he is able to handle money'? . No,I don't.He has no conception of money or anything.I mean I b~ought him,cigarettes down on'a Tuesday and come back on a Wednesday and he doesn't have any:He gives them away.I have been in the room where he's had a pack,he's gone out and come back and he doesn't have it. No further quest.ions . ------~I------ Daniel C.Botbonari 21 EXAMINATION BY THE COURT: Q Mr.Bottonari,doyou feel that if this gentlem'an were permitted to handle his own funds and his own money that he could conceivepl become the victim of designing individuals? Ie A Q Very much so. That's all,sir.Thank you. to make one request.You mentioned it!s hard to get a bank and tha 's si"', '. Yes,Your Honor. You will get in touch with the Court,will you, We have no further witnesses. Your Honor,I am the father of the boy and I want We will continue indefinitely until you get in toud "with your ,medical testimony.,. when you are able tp produc"e you'r'medical testimony? , MR.PUGLISI:. THE COURT: ~~MR.PETRO: >oJ>-(/)z ZIIIII. iol-t'i MR.PETRO:' (/)<C3: ..=THE COURT: u~(/) Ci oJ<C Q Q::>., :t~til handle this estate of Frank Puglis"i,.Jr. frequently appoints banks in that capacity and we will consider yOUl . .what I was interested in.,If possible,'to have a bank Or someone el~e., request,sir. .We will consider your request.The Court very vi0::IIII-0::oII.III0:: I-~THE COURT:ou oJ<CU ii:II.o ************ Dr.Rongaus (On Friday,May 25,1970,at 11:00 o'clock A.M.,the following Olo:aurred: " DR.WILLIAM RONGAUS IS CALLED AND SWORN. EXAMINATION BY MR.PETRO: 22 Q A Q «~A>oJ>-Ol~Q IIIQ,... ~AI-Clz ~Q«~ ~A~0:I-~Q oJ« §A Q :::l.. ~Q III ~AIIII-0:o~Q0: I-0:g A o oJ«u Qii:ILo State your name. Dr.William Rongaas. .Where do you reside? I reside in Monongahela. Your occupation? Physician. Where is your office? Donora,Pa. How long have you bee.n a physician,? Approximately 27 years. Where did you recieve your medical degree? Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.'· How long have you maintained an office in Donora,Doctor? Approximately 27 years. Have you ever treated Frank Puglisi,Jr? A I have. Q Can you recall approximately the last time you saw him? A I expect the last time I saw Mr.Puglisi was about approximately fi e or six months ago. I Q What was the purpose of your seeing him? A At that time'when I saw this particular fellow,he had a nervous Dr.Rongaus lbroblem,which was quite persistent and quite---I think he had this condition for a long time.I think he had a long history of being treated for such nervous manifestations~with the diagnosis of schizophrenia~definite schizophrenia. 23 Q How would his condition affect his normal fa:cUltties ? A Well,first of all,maybe I mighy try to gtv:e you the meaning of e' :!z~.J>UI Z:z bI'II. Zg I1lZiUI0( ~ tiii:l-UIQ Q .J0( UQ ::l"l :I:~Al\I oiII:~Q II:oII.~A..11:-::l8 Q .J0( Uii:...o schizophrenic.Schizophrenic is a person wi-th a dual personality. In other words,a fellow may be perfectly normal today,not only today ,but even today can be abnormal sometime during the d.aY. The change may be quick.But lately,I think in the last four Or fivE years this kid has bam in his abnormal disposition since its onset. . Would a person with such a condition be able to handle his own -personal day to day affairs? No,I don't believe.I am certain he couldn't. .Would he require supervision? He cer~ainly should. •f • In your medical judgment,would such supervision consist of a gua dian to oversee his personal affairs? A Definitely. Q Do you know Minnie Puglisi,.his mother? / A I do. Q How long,approximately,have you known her? A I think I have known her all my life. Q Do you feel in your personal judgment she is capable to supervise r-----------,.,....------------- Dr.Rongaus ------11-----------------------------1--121- ~.her son's personal affaIrs? A I certainly do. • Q I have no further questions,Judge. he come for treatment or did someone call for him orjust what was I think it was a matter of spaee of maybe a week or so he was in He stayed up night and day without sleeping.He paid no attention Now what was the occasion for your seeing him at that time?Did . .. that was given to him before he cp,me from California,I believe it !Nas . hospital,buLhe wouldn't go to the hospital..He was taking his med cine and out,we couldn't even keep up with him.We tried to get him in the it? «E){AJlV.[lliNATION BY THE COURT:z«>g Q Doctor,your practice is a general practice,is it not? zzIII 11.,A It is,sir. ioi Q And you had occasion tosee Mr."Pugli$.::k five Or six months ago? xl/I~A Yes.That was the last time,I bel ieve. c .~'U~Ql/I , is .J '«ij is :J., :J:~ III A ~oj 0::~0::oII.III0:: I-0:::JoU .J«ij ii:I&;o to what I was trying to tell him.We tried to commit him to get hirr restrained somewhat.He wo uldn't abide by anything we said.He kept on smoking incessantly,one cigarette after another.His mine was not there at all. Q Is Mr.Puglisi unmarried? MR.PETRO:Yes.",'" Q Was he living,when you saw Mr.Puglisi,Doctor,was he living 25 '. A With his mother and did she call for you? m Yes,she did.His mother called me. ~z.c(>.I>. UIz ZIIIII. ig Clz%UIc(~ ..:u~!!! De.Ic( U0:::l., :t~. III aiII:III...II:0II.IIIII:...II::::I0U .Ic(i3ii:...0 e Q And it was noticed,was it,at that time,by lay persons that Mr. Puglisi wasn't getting along well? A Yes.He wasn't doing well at all.I think the first time I had seen him she had brought him in the office and left him.He was there five minutes and left.We had to go find him the fi~st day she brouglJ.t him iJi~'}. Q At the time that you last saw him five Or si~months ago,you were. trying to convince him to be institutionaliz$d? A I did,sir ... Q But he wouldn't listen? A That's right. (At the direction of the Court,off-the-record discussion was not recorded by the stenographer). Q Dr.Rongaus,do you feel definitely that this individual is .in need of continued treatment? A I do,sir. Q And what do you feel ar~th.e pros peets in the future for him,the .prognosis? A Well,he is definifely diagnosed as a s~hizophrenic now.Definite y, he is pathological.leanIt,you know,dete:r:-mine what his outcome will be,but it's definitely a thing thatyou know,is not going to get -----....,--1)--....,----1--- ,. Dr.Rongaus any better.He may have some days,you know,thinking he is well, but the condition is actually mental..It's pathological.It cannot be corrected. 26 .;Q So that the prognosi~would not look too godd? c(z c(>...>-UI ZZ bI.Q, i0I-eIZXUI~ ~uitI-UI 0e...c( § Q:J., :z:t;N ui 0:bII-0:0D-bI 0: I-0::30U... c( 0ii:...0 A No,the prognosis is poor,especially in a person that young. Q Doctor,if this individual we re permitted to handle his own propert and his own money and his funds,is there a distmm possibility that he could become,that this individual,if permitted to do tha t,coul(• become the victim of designing persons wlio woul?try·to take advantage of the situation? he A Well,I think/certainly w.:IDJld,but I don't think even atttRtis particuliir time he would be in any condition to cliandle any money at all br anything that should be documented;absolutely not'. Q In other words,you are definitely of the opinion that he sho uld havE a guardian? A Qh,definitely. Q And as far as the future is concerned,y®.u can't 'predict now you s"alY just what the f~~UI.lEewill bring in his situation,but you do know that it will require continued medical treatment at the pres ent? A I do,sir. Q I don't think I have'anything else. (Proceedings Closed). '. I .• •-"i.', ,\.. ...i' '. ,. :;.:-,.,'-.-'_'"':.>'".~.~......_,......"',.io;;.',.•"C_•.,',:'.-"....-'Thetor~go1rigreco~'ot theproe~edingBupOn't~e hearlngofthe .' cause,.and thatt~'copy 'bI''a c'orrect tradscrlpt of the same; .-.""..-..'. .I hereby'·c~rt~ythat th~proc.~edings and evidenFe are,t:~t~iIl~d ~"•'".'n -,'.~.'.~'.'.;•_•.."f .'-~,:.'~..,~",','" •,",_~."'"~J ._"'..,'.,,',~full,.an4ace~rately in the,notes taken by me on t~ehearing of:the-above ".~..•,.'"l .",-~,-.•'.,".'-,.'.- .above:elluse 18 hereby.approved and direCted to be tUed.' {-".,"_..,.•"",0--_,.~_.'.,.'~ " I';, '.•. ,! ~'. ~z<>oJ)'enzzIII0- i0l-eiZiUl.'< t 3=.., '"....!:! It: ~~.'.{'O; t ,J.<.0. 0.:J., :t.../'0'01