Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 9
1 Ringing in the New Year: The Cook Coffee House Riot 13
2 Fanning the Flames: Three Notable Arson Cases 17
3 The Dashing Train Robber 21
4 Broken Chains 25
5 Soiled Doves and Sporting Houses 31
6 Making Money the Old-fashioned Way 34
7 "Bud" and "Momsie" 38
8 Fallen Heroes: Detective Harvey, Patrolman Near, Patrolman Harmon and Officer Jarmacz 41
9 Toddy Stricken: Demon Rum and Prohibition 45
10 Bad Trips: Illegal Drugs in the City 50
11 "That's Where the Money Is": Bank Robbery 54
12 The Weird and Unusual: Crimes of the Heart 57
13 Ransom and Ruin: Kidnapping 61
14 Making Money the Old-fashioned Way II: Counterfeiting and Forgery 64
15 Murder Most Foul 68
16 The Weird and Unusual: Some People Will Steal Anything 72
17 "Can't We All Just Get Along?": Assault 76
18 Criminal Combines: Gangs in Syracuse 79
19 Making Money the Old-fashioned Way HI: Schemes, Frauds and Con Games 84
20 Vandalism for Fun and Maybe Profit 87
21 No Joy in This Ride: Vehicle Theft 91
22 Roll Them Bones: Gambling in the Salt City 95
23 Hell No, I Won't Go: Draft Dodgers and Bounty Jumpers 99
24 Rape 101
25 The Weird and Unusual: "You Stole What?" 105
26 Civil Unrest: Other Riots in the Salt City 109
27 Making Money the Old-fashioned Way IV: More Frauds and Schemes 113
28 The Weird and Unusual: More Crimes of the Heart 117
29 Getting Horizontal: More Prostitution in Syracuse 120
30 Smut Happens: Obscenity Cases in Syracuse 125
31 Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick: The Roosevelt/Barnes Trial 129
32 Syracuse and Crime: A Comparison of Then and Now 133
Epilogue 137
Notes 139
About the Author 141
