Posted by Jim Moran
on 10/21/2009, 2:02 am, in reply to "Re: Clarification"
Great links, Tim. I made an oblique allusion to the same in my post about "Jesse James: below. Bad as he was, the Pinkertons gave him a run for his money by waging a railroad-financed petty war against his family in Missouri, killing at least four of them in fires and shootouts, though only brother Frank was an actual participant in Jesse's crimes.
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: And here is another link to an article about the Pennsylvania Coal and Iron Police
: who were a private police force hired by the railroads. These are most likely the
: "police" the song "Hobo's Lullaby" refers to.
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