Crime & Punishment – Page 5

Bootlegger’s Map, 1926

On: July 29, 2018October 26, 2018 By: Romeyn

Bootlegger’s Map of the United States “Honi soit qui mal y pints”.
Published in 1926 during prohibition, the map includes many “place” names and plays on words that captures the humor and mood of the era.
The map was originally created by Edward Gerstall McCandlish, staff cartoonist for the Washington Post.

Auto Fort, 1937

On: July 29, 2018June 15, 2018 By: Romeyn

Dick Tracy, 1937

On: July 26, 2018May 11, 2020 By: Romeyn

Dick Tracy’s foe for this serial is the crime boss and masked mystery villain The Spider/The Lame One (both names are used) and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using his flying wing and sound weapon to destroy the Bay Bridge in San Francisco and stealing an experimental “speed plane”, The Spider captures Dick Tracy’s brother, Gordon. The Spider’s minion, Dr. Moloch, performs a brain operation on Gordon Tracy to turn him evil, making him secretly part of the Spider Ring and so turning brother against brother. (Wikipedia)

Wish you were here? c.1909

On: July 23, 2018July 23, 2018 By: Romeyn

Originally named the Kansas State Penitentiary when the facility was authorized by the Kansas Constitution in 1859.

Executions of state, federal, and military prisoners were performed by hanging at KSP until 1965.

A few notable residents:

Emmett Dalton, of the Dalton Gang, was sentenced to life imprisonment after their Coffeyville, Kansas bank robbery attempt in 1892.
Harvey Bailey, “The Dean of American Bank Robbers” & cohort of Machine Gun Kelly.
Alvin Francis “Creepy Karpis” Karpowicz, met Fred Barker here and later formed the Barker-Karpis Gang (1931 to 1935).

Armored Police Cycle, 1932

On: July 21, 2018June 15, 2018 By: Romeyn

Traffic Law Violator, 1939

On: July 8, 2018April 23, 2018 By: Romeyn

Bullet-Proof Shields, 1933

On: July 5, 2018October 25, 2018 By: Romeyn

Chicago’s Gangland, 1923-27

On: June 20, 2018October 26, 2018 By: Romeyn

Hand drawn map detailing of the whereabouts of over 1,300 active criminal enterprises from 1923-1926.

Cornell University – PJ Mode Collection of Persuasive Cartography.

Armored Car, 1933

On: June 16, 2018May 4, 2018 By: Romeyn

An armored vehicle surrounded by Chicago cops.

Gun Ports Guard Police Autos (Modern Mechanix, April, 1934)

A GUN port, built into a bullet proof windshield, has been perfected by Carroll Smart, Dearborn, Mich., inventor, and is hailed as a great aid in battling crime.

An officer’s pistol or rifle can be inserted in this port and aimed in any direction desired. The glass is entirely bullet proof.

Thus, in pursuit of bandits, it is no longer necessary for an officer to remain a target by standing on a running board or reaching out from the safety windshield to fire.

The Wild Bunch, 1901

On: May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 By: Romeyn

Wild Bunch (left to right): Harry Longabaugh (Sundance Kid), Bill Carver, Ben Kilpatrick, Harvey Logan (Kid Curry), and Butch Cassidy.

I wanted to post this is in memory of my wife Kim, who passed away 5 years ago today.
Besides being a avid reader, writer and historical buff, she was also a gamer who ran a great game of Deadlands.
Kim’s favorite character in the wild west was Harvey Logan (standing, on the right). We went on many trips out west to visit the sights haunted by his and other outlaw’s ghosts.