Monday, January 13, 2003 :::
Crime and Punishment: or, Running Amok in Pre-Great War North Carolina
Here is a selection of crime headlines from the Raleigh News and Observer from the years 1905, 1909 and 1910. Politically incorrect, gross, or just plain wacky, these things either crack me up or horrify me. All of them are exact quotes. More to come next week.
Negro Burned At Stake. The Body Was Riddled With Bullets Before He Was Incinerated.
First Class Fisticuff Was Narrowly Averted.
J.L. Hamon Glibly Denies Everything.
Murder At A Fish Fry.
Bad Negro Runs Amok.
Crazy Man Shoots Two.
Asked Apology, Got Lead. A Duel In The Road Results In One Being Dangerously Wounded.
Glass Blowers Draw Blood. One Man Is Killed And Two Are Wounded In An Affray.
AMOK! AMOK! HIS HAND WAS DEATH!
It Was A Loony Day. How The Police Court Was Queered. Jack Sellers, A Crazy Woman With A Mission As A Prophet And A Banjo-Picking Husband.
Almost A Raving Maniac. Chap Ramsey, Who Killed His Nephew, In Pitiable Plight.
His Neck Was Broken, Death Was Quick. Will Adams Declares Innocence To The End.
Quote of the Day:
"...we are social retards and, most of us are, introverts."
--- 42short, Monday, January 13, 2003 blog entry.
::: posted by tom at 10:51 PM
