Thursday, February 12, 2015

A well armed coward killed Mr. Howard

T'was in Kansas City on this date back in 1931, yes it was when one Jimmy Howard, said to be a gangster, was sitting all by his lonesome in a taxi office. As Howard sat there thinking Howard thoughts a sedan pulled up front and stopped. Out stepped a feller with a Chicago make that KC typewiter, you know a chopper, a Tommy gun, a Thompson machine gun is what I'm getting at, strapped to his shoulder.

Guess what happened next?

If you said, the feller with the chopper politely asked for a cab. You are correct...provided that by "asked for a cab" you mean he fired fourteen shots through the window killing Mr. Howard and then jumped back into the car and sped away.
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2 comments:

  1. John DuMondFebruary 15, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Ah, another volley in the infamous Yellow Cab vs. Checker Cab wars.

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  2. Patrick DowneyFebruary 16, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    I understand that's why Cab Calloway never felt safe playing KC.

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