Unable To Provide An Alibi

Casino History, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Robbery / Theft / Embezzling, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Shooting, Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Suicide, Gambling, Gambling History, Gaming History, It Really Happened, Law Enforcement / Judicial System: Lawsuit, Nevada State Prison (Carson City, NV), Oberon (Reno, NV), Reno--Nevada, United StatesLeave a comment

1906-1907 “They’ll never get me,” prisoner John Edwards said while being ushered into court for his trial. “They’ll never fasten anything on me” (Nevada State Journal, April 19, 1906). “Hasn’t a man a right to carry $200 or $300 on his person? Is that a crime?” Allegedly, two days earlier, Edwards, with two other masked…

Spindle Tricksters Clean Up

Crimes / Violence / Punishments: Cheating / Fleecing, Gambling, Games / Races: Spindle, It Really Happened, Las Vegas--Nevada, United StatesLeave a comment

1906 A sextet of flimflammers arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in December, set up at the corner of Main and Fremont Streets and began separating the locals from their money. ” … the spindle was ‘cleaning’ the town — getting away with large sums of ready money, which would otherwise have gone to local merchants…