tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post2358474397891768015..comments2024-01-04T21:34:11.627-05:00Comments on Dead Guys In Suits: The Dead BaronPatrick Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01902465307670970335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-2317164943021719132011-08-15T20:07:24.253-04:002011-08-15T20:07:24.253-04:00Tom,
If you would like, send me an email. I may be...Tom,<br />If you would like, send me an email. I may be able to offer some suggestions.Patrick Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902465307670970335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-46361254438680479732011-08-15T02:50:59.000-04:002011-08-15T02:50:59.000-04:00Hi Pat: Sorry for the late reply. I have researche...Hi Pat: Sorry for the late reply. I have researched Beansy via Internet and all I have found is the NY Times story. No one has transcribed the Brooklyn Eagle or Brookyln Standard Union for that year,so I have no luck. I'm out west, but next time I'm in NY, I'll see if I can find anything on microfilm. I know my grandfather, Whitey (Frederick), got his nickname because he was extremely fair and had white hair all his life. I was told that Whitey was in the "rackets" and in jail a few times but around the time Beansy was killed, he had gone straight, because of the "Three Strikes Law," which would have given him mandatory life in prison for one more infraction. Interestingly, Whitey's brother Beansy got his nickname because he was "Black Irish," with a dark complexion and hair. They said he was as dark as a coffee bean, so they gave him the Beansy monicker. My grandparents, parents, aunts and all but one uncle are dead, so I can't find out anything further from them than what I heard in conversations years ago. My one living uncle was born the year this all happened and he seems to know less about it than I do. If I find out anyting further, I'll let you know.Tom K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17041444535180926244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-71334964062855315742011-07-21T09:55:38.865-04:002011-07-21T09:55:38.865-04:00Hi Tom,
Thanks for sharing. Some reporter may have...Hi Tom,<br />Thanks for sharing. Some reporter may have came up with Baron, wouldn't have been the first time they took such liberties. Thank you for setting the record straight. Kind of odd that they got Whitey right though. Have you delved into Beansy's past at all?Patrick Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902465307670970335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-85871718194539791162011-07-21T04:01:06.374-04:002011-07-21T04:01:06.374-04:00Simpson was my great uncle and we were always told...Simpson was my great uncle and we were always told his nickname was "Beansy." His brother Whitey was my maternal grandfather. When I was a kid, I had heard about Beansy being in the "rackets" and killed on the docks years ago. I look forward to reading the book.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788883050008974783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-61376222315378559512011-03-14T21:20:07.684-04:002011-03-14T21:20:07.684-04:00Yeah, that whole settle things with your fists men...Yeah, that whole settle things with your fists mentallity is so Ninteenth Century.Patrick Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902465307670970335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529357822375798869.post-67386012479652428872011-03-14T20:12:15.468-04:002011-03-14T20:12:15.468-04:00Poor Baron, he forgot to bring his gun to a gunfig...Poor Baron, he forgot to bring his gun to a gunfight. Not a good plan.John DuMondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266303187278433892noreply@blogger.com