ABRAHAM LINCOLN, TRUE CRIME WRITER

05/11/19 • 57 min

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In 1846, future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln wrote a short story about a very strange and mysterious murder case, that had taken place in Illinois, a few years earlier. The story was published in a local newspaper. On this episode, you will hear Lincoln’s dramatic tale of true crime, told in full. Also: Police Blotter and Court News, October 4, 1867. HISTORICAL REFERENCES Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer: Lincoln, Abraham, A Remarkable Case of Arrest for Murder (also known as The Trailor Murder Mystery) (1846; reprint 2014, with explanatory preface). Pierce, J. Kingston, He’s No Ann Rule, But Still ..., The Rap Sheet (February 11, 2009). Oliver, Mark, Abraham Lincoln Wrote A Murder Mystery, AmReading (blog, September 4, 2016). Corrigan, Maya, Edgar Allan Poe and Abraham Lincoln, Mystery History (2018). Batgrl, Bookish Hooha (November 2, 2012). Dekle, George, Prairie Defender: The Murder Trials of Abraham Lincoln (book, 2017), Ford, Paul, The Crime That Baffled Lincoln, Sunday Chicago Tribune Magazine (January 28, 1951). The Trailor Murder Mystery, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, March 1952. Police Blotter & Court News: Cleveland Plain Dealer - October 4 & 10, 1867; December 11, 1867; January 24, 1868; September 25, 1868; February 22, 1869. GUEST VOICES: Abraham Lincoln, True Crime Writer: Guest Narrator - Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas. Police Blotter and Court News: Guest Narrator - Jessica Malone, free lance radio and voice artist - Facebook - Twitter. Martha Carroll – Sinead Mc, host of the Mens Rea podcast. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Sara Stapleton, co-host, Life Is Messy Podcast. Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment voice – Harry Morgan, free lance actor and voice performer. MISCELLANEOUS. Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Lincoln, Abraham, Letter to Henry Asbury (November 19, 1858). MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org: Farewell to Paladin SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering Flaw and Disorder Gavel - 3 Strikes with room reverb Eighties synth beep Success Jingle Clean Trumpet Fanfare with Wobble Wind Chime Monte 00 ukulele lick T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here! HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)

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THE WITCH WHO WASN'T: JANE WENHAM - 1712

The trial of Jane Wenham in 1712, is mostly infamous as "the last witchcraft trial in England". But, that's not the only reason why this case should be infamous. Also: Police Blotter & Court News - June 1, 1863. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guskin, Phyllis J., The Context of Witchcraft: The Case of Jane Wenham (1712), Eighteenth-Century Studies Vol. 15, No. 1 (Autumn, 1981), at pp. 48-71 (mistakenly claiming that the Wenham case was the last witchcraft trial in England). Beadle, Jeremy, The Last Witchcraft Trial in England, The People’s Almanac #2 (1978), at p. 26. Davies, Owen, Wenham, Jane, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004), online ed., September 2013 Bostridge, Ian, Witchcraft and its Transformations (1997). Miesel, Sandra, Who Burned the Witches?, Crisis Magazine (October 2001; reprinted June 2012) (debunking exaggerations and untruths regarding persecution of witches). Jane Wenham (alleged witch), Wikipedia (2019) Police Blotter & Court News. Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 1, 1863. GUEST VOICES: The Witch Who Wasn't: Jane Wenham - 1712. Guest Narrator - Lucy Sadler - free lance voice artist. Anne Thorne - Bunny - co host of Talk Spooky To Me podcast. Judge (Wenham case) - Jerry Kokich of New Old Time Radio Dramas Neighbor / Employer - Kieron Byrne - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter & Court News. Guest Narrator - Glorie Ward - free lance voice artist. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Nina Innstead the host of the Already Gone podcast. Judge / Call to Order - John Doe, free-lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment voice - Cambo Ford - host of True Crime Island podcast. MISCELLANEOUS. Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Chesterton, G.K., Eugenics and Other Evils (book, 1922), reprinted in The G.K. Chesterton Collection (book, 1987), at Chapter VI - The Unanswered Challenge. MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Gothic Music SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering u_chimes_short ukulele_lick Flaw-and-Disorder Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb Eighties_synth beep Success_Jingle T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here! HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)

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TROUBLED TIMES IN CHINATOWN

The dark and violent side of the history of Chinatown, in New York City, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Also: Police Blotter & Court News (Florida), November 24, 1899. HISTORICAL REFERENCES Troubled Times In Chinatown: Luc, Sante, Low Life (1991), at pp. 127-29; 144-47; 226-29. Tom Lee, Mayor of Chinatown (photo, 1913). Tom Lee, Infamous New York (blog page, 2013). Seligman, Scott, Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money, and Murder in New York's Chinatown (2016). Willemse, Cornelius, A Cop Remembers (1933), at pp. 309-14. Gilfoyle, Timothy, A Pickpocket's Tale (2006) (life and times of George Appo and Qimbo Appo). Beck, Louis, New York's Chinatown: An Historical Presentation of Its People and Places (1898). Connors, Chuck, Bowery Life (1904) (falsely identifies Connors as “the Mayor of Chinatown"). Funeral Procession of Tom Lee, Mayor of Chinatown (photo, 1918). Police Blotter and Court News: The Chipley Banner, Chipley, Florida, November 24, 1899. GUEST VOICES Troubled Times In Chinatown: Guest Narrator - Jessica Yuan, host of Asian Madness Podcast. Police Blotter and Court News: Guest Narrator - Erin Fleming, host of Redrum Blonde Podcast. Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Maria Micklasavage - free-lance voice actor. Judge / Call to Order - Edward LeSaint, free lance actor and voice performer. Judge / Adjournment – Harry Morgan, free lance actor and voice performer. MISCELLANEOUS Exit Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren of the Whispered True Stories podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Exit Aphorism - Source: Chinatown (movie, 1974). MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Crowd Clapping Crowd Cheering Flaw and Disorder Gavel - 3 Strikes with room reverb Eighties synth beep Success Jingle Wind Chime Monte 00 ukulele lick SoundEffectsArchive: Traditional Chinese Flute T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here! HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?! PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES. ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! HEY! CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren @WhisperedTrue (kit caren)