Interesting bit of reading

Hugh · 10-29-2006, 08:48 AM

From the Seminole, Oklahoma, THE PRODUCER (newspaper):

July 11, 1927

A gun battle in front of city hall last night left holes in nearby automobiles and wounded D.R. Adams, "an innocent bystander."

Sifted out of all the rumors about the gun fight, it appeared that one A.E. Yancy, who had followed with a crowd when police took two arrested persons to the city jail, expressed resentment at the arrests and pulled out a Luger and started shooting. Four police officers started firing back at Yancy. The hospital removed a Luger slug from the thigh of Adams, who was a bystander and had no part in the shooting.

No mention was made of the outcome for the participants !

lew1 · 10-29-2006, 09:14 AM

Nothing happened to them so it was not news worthy ??

Ron Smith · 10-29-2006, 09:43 AM

The same story in 2006 would have read:

Mr. Yancy confessed that he wasnÃ¢??t potty trained properly, and that he never got what he wanted for Christmas.

The Seminole police gave him a firm scolding , fined him five dollars and released him on his own recognizance.

John Sabato · 10-29-2006, 01:10 PM

add to the 2006 story, that the evil Luger pistol was melted down for it's obvious sinister behavior!

10-29-2006, 08:48 AM	#1
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Interesting bit of reading From the Seminole, Oklahoma, THE PRODUCER (newspaper): July 11, 1927 A gun battle in front of city hall last night left holes in nearby automobiles and wounded D.R. Adams, "an innocent bystander." Sifted out of all the rumors about the gun fight, it appeared that one A.E. Yancy, who had followed with a crowd when police took two arrested persons to the city jail, expressed resentment at the arrests and pulled out a Luger and started shooting. Four police officers started firing back at Yancy. The hospital removed a Luger slug from the thigh of Adams, who was a bystander and had no part in the shooting. No mention was made of the outcome for the participants ! __________________ *TRUMP FOR PREZ IN '20!*

10-29-2006, 09:14 AM	#2
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	Nothing happened to them so it was not news worthy ?? __________________ charlie

10-29-2006, 09:43 AM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	The same story in 2006 would have read: Mr. Yancy confessed that he wasnÃ¢??t potty trained properly, and that he never got what he wanted for Christmas. The Seminole police gave him a firm scolding , fined him five dollars and released him on his own recognizance. __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-29-2006, 01:10 PM	#4
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,153 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,304 Times in 1,096 Posts	add to the 2006 story, that the evil Luger pistol was melted down for it's obvious sinister behavior! __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*