"He must have done something. They don't kill you for nothing." - Chicago Gangster Ted Newberry. Rubbed out January 7, 1933

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Ticket to ride

Eighty-eight years ago today the "bullet riddled" body of 24 year old James Sexton was found lying in the road on the outskirts of Chicago. James, it was said, was a beer runner who was taken for the proverbial ride and tossed out.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

A Ticket to Ride leaving him Comfortably Numb.

Patrick Downey said...

Well, numb anyways.