Hey, is anyone having trouble concentrating this week? Maybe there’s something in the news that might make it hard to focus on a deep dive into serious crimes? Well, we’ve got a episode that moves as fast as the news cycle. Take a quick spin through criminal history with us as we cover some short cases about cool bicycle tricks, nasty ponds, and the fine tradition of messing with tourists.
Featured image: The trial of a sow and pigs, which supposedly took place in the 1400s, as illustrated in a book from the 1800s. (Image source)
PT Barnum
A flier for PT Barnum’s circus. He switched up his acts quite a bit. There are some photos online of the Elliott children, but I was having a hard time making sure they’re shareable under a creative commons license. (Image source)
Sources
- The Elliotts: A Family of Trick Cyclists
- The Quadrille
- Greater Gotham: A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919
- Children of the City: At Work and at Play
- P. T. Barnum’s Greatest Show on Earth, 1883
- NYSPCC
A pond full of leeches
An illustration of the kind of leech that feeds on fish. I decided not to go with any live leech photographs, you’re welcome. (Image source)
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Sources
- The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals
- Studies in Church History: The Rise of the Temporal Power.–Benefit of Clergy.–Excommunication
- Hirudo medicinalis
- 9 Gross Things You Can Eat In A Pinch
- Lice And Leeches in Fish
- The Criminal
- The Devil’s Dictionary
Palisade, Nevada
A photograph of Palisade during the peak of its brief life in the 1870s. (Image source)
Sources
- The Transcontinental Railroad
- Palisade
- Shoot ’em up in Palisade
- Regionalism and the Humanities
- Palisades knew the value of a good show
- Why would anyone want this town?
- The Alternative Facts of 1863