Kelayres achieved national notoriety in 1934 when local politics led to the Kelayres massacre , election eve , November 5 . Five were killed , at least a dozen injured . The breaking story was played up for its political angle on election day . Local Republican boss Joseph James Bruno and six members of his immediate family were arrested and tried for the murders . Six received convictions and prison sentences . Bruno again achieved national notoriety when he escaped from jail in December 1936 . He was recaptured in August 1937 . They were all eventually pardoned , Joseph Bruno being the last of the family pardoned , on December 24 , 1947
Kelayres massacre
Kelayres massacre
Kelayres, Pennsylvania