No. 188
Crime, Eccentricity, and the Sporting Life in 19th Century America.
January 27, 2014

A Memphis Badger Game.

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Tag: Court

That Settled It.

A Chicago man wants a divorce because his wife sings Salvation hymns, gains his suit by having her give an exhibition of her vocal powers in court.

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Henry Goodwin entered the office of his partner, Albert Swan, pulled out a revolver and shot him.

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Trixie Got the Best of It.

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FREDERICK BENNER
alias: DUTCH FRED, FRANK BELMONT, FRE~ERICK BENNETT
PICKPOCKET, BURGLAR

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Amen.

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Carlyle and Helen.

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On the Russians.

1617: A miller of Manberna, the hangman’s last

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Society Unveiled. | Robbed of Her Tresses.

A Memphis Badger Game.

Memphis Badger Game

A Memphis Badger Game.
Lillie King and her husband try to work James Yonge for a sucker to the tune of $5,000.

James Yonge, a wealthy Memphis, Tenn. man, was out for a walk the other day when he struck up a flirtation with Mrs. Lillie King, the young and pretty wife of a newspaper carrier. Later, he received a note from the fair Lillie, asking him to call at her residence the next evening at a certain hour, when her husband would be out. He did so, and the night being warm, removed some of his clothing, Mrs. King doing likewise. At this moment, the woman’s husband stepped from a closet, armed with a revolver, and threatened to wipe out in blood the stain upon his honor. Finally, King said he would postpone the gore-spilling act provided Yonge handed over $5,000. Not having the ready cash, the entrapped man gave his notes for that amount but worded them in such a way that they were valueless. When King’s lawyer presented the notes for collection Yonge demanded that they be returned to him or he would prosecute both lawyer and King for blackmail. Yonge received the notes.

 

National Police Gazette, October 24, 1892.

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