The original Battle Creek crime king
Subtitle: Adam "Pump" Arnold's vile reign
By: Blaine Pardoe & Victoria Hester
Contributors: Hester, Victoria, author
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781467119290
Subjects: Gangsters; Biography; History
Description: "Adam 'Pump' Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian-era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold faced off with the city over illegal liquor sales and flaunted his victory with a life-size statue of the mayor dressed as a hobo. Called the 'greatest criminal in the history of Battle Creek, ' Arnold was convicted in a captivating public trial for the murder of his own son."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.
Table of contents: title: The soul of a criminal; title: George Arnold is found!; title: Pump's New York years; title: A.C. Arnold of Battle Creek; title: The Arnold House; title: The con man; title: The battle with Mayor Gage; title: Life in the bad lands; title: The road to purgatory; title: George Arnold goes missing; title: The tangled web of murder; title: A woman scorned; title: Bygone.