Tag: Q2 1889
James Wilson, Lynching, Texas 1998
On a sweltering May 30th, 1889, the usually tranquil streets of Galveston, Texas, were abuzz with the news of Judge Henry Weyer’s arrest. The respected jurist, along with prominent businessmen William T. Allen and Charles Juneman, faced a grand jury indictment charging them with the murder of Richard Fleischig, a young man who met a…
Senator Stewarts’s Blind Eye: Corruption in the Highest Circles
Washington D.C. – In a shocking turn of events, a Senate investigation revealed deep-seated corruption within the nation’s capital. On April 2, 1889, two memorials were presented to the Senate, one advocating for special privileges for honorably discharged Union soldiers and the other denouncing the sale of intoxicating liquors. Senator Stewarts’s resolution regarding the tragic…
James Pizzuti, Public Corruption, West Virginia 2022
In the early hours of April 6, 1889, the people of Wheeling, West Virginia, awoke to a shocking revelation: the four general offices of the state had been marred by a trail of deceit and corruption. It was revealed that Tim Rimes, a key figure in the Republican party, had been using his influence to…
