
← Forgotten Felonies5 jun · 31 min
Jack Vincent: Professional Bummer of the Western Frontier - A Fun-Sized Felony
Jack Vincent: Professional Bummer of the Western Frontier - A Fun-Sized Felony
Send a message to Monica and Olivia! Jack Vincent was a stagecoach driver, prospector, practical joker, hotel deadbeat, prison escapee, alleged murderer, and—according to one newspaper—a professional bummer. In 1882, Vincent shot his brother-in-law, steamboat mate John Westfall, twice in the face during a saloon argument in Toledo, Washington Territory. Westfall survived for nine months before dying from his injuries, setting off a murder prosecution that would leave jurors struggling to deci...