CHRISTMAS DAY IN JAIL - 1865

CHRISTMAS DAY IN JAIL - 1865

Author: Forgotten News Podcast December 17, 2018 Duration: 27:16
The story of Christmas Day in jail, 1865, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.  Also:  Police Blotter & Court News, Washington D.C., December 18, 1882.   HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Christmas in Jail - 1865 Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 26, 1865. Police Blotter & Court News: Washington Republican, December 18, 1882.   GUEST VOICES: Christmas in Jail - 1865 - Narrator - Eleiece Krawiec - freelance voice artist Police Blotter & Court News - Guest Narrator - Brandi T - freelance voice artist Police Blotter Intro Title Voice - Samantha Taylor, host of the Hidden Staircase Podcast Judge / Call to Order -Edward LeSaint, free lance actor & voice performer. Judge / Adjournment - Thomas Zipperer, host of the No Redeeming Qualities podcast. Miscellaneous: Outro Aphorism (voice) – Kit Caren, co-host of the Forgotten News Podcast. Host Intro – Nina Innsted, the host of the Already Gone podcast. Outro Aphorism - Source: Chesterton, G.K., The Wrong Books at Christmas, Illustrated London News, January 9, 1909.   MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0 At Rest I Knew A Guy Freesound.org Deck The Halls Music Box - We Wish You A Merry Christmas   SOUND EFFECTS: Freesound.org Applause Clapping Tinkerbell Santa Voice for Christmas eve Flaw & Disorder Gavel_-_3_Strikes_with_room_reverb.   T-SHIRTS, MUGS, AND OTHER SWAG - NOW AVAILABLE! Just click here!   HEY!  CONTACT US:   E-Mail:  ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Twitter: @NewsForgotten @KitCaren   HEY! CAN YOU HELP US?!   PLEASE HELP THE FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST TO COVER THE COSTS OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATION, AUDIO EQUIPMENT. AND PODCAST HOSTING FEES.   ANY DONATION - EVEN A DOLLAR - WOULD REALLY HELP US OUT! Just click on this PayPal link, to contribute. PAYPAL Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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