EPISODE · Jul 15, 2017 · 1H 13M
THE LYNCHING OF THE HATCHET MAN
from FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST · host Forgotten News Podcast
This first episode will feature a quick summary of what this podcast is about, and what listeners can expect to hear in the future. This is immediately followed by our first featured story: The saga of Joseph Lytle, a middle-aged bully, who was lynched by an angry mob in 1892, in Findlay, Ohio, after he attacked his ex-wife and daughters with a hatchet, and left them for dead, in a pool of blood. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Hancock Daily Courier. March 30 & 31, 1892; April 3, 1892. Findlay Weekly Jeffersonian, March 31, 1892; April 7, 1892. The Morning Republican (Findlay, Ohio), March 31, 1892; April 1, 3 & 4, 1892. Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 31, 1892; April 1 & 2, 1892, May 17, 1892. Washington [D.C.] Evening Post, June 8, 1892. A Lynching On The Blanchard by B. Scott Berndt (2010) Available as an E-book GUEST VOICES: Our deep thanks to the following persons, who gave voice to the individuals quoted in the featured story (in order of their appearance): Newspaper reporter: Robin Warder of The Trail Went Cold podcast. Sarah Lytle: Charlie Worrell of the In Sight podcast Della and Emma Lytle: Anabelle D-C of AnabelleAudios (also: voice of Host intro, Listener warning and Extro aphorism). Joseph Lytle: Jeremy Collins of the Podcasts We Listen To podcast and Facebook group Members of the Lynch Mob (anonymous voices): Brandon Cruz of Interdimensional RSS and the Submitted For Your Approval podcast. Paul Csomo of the Varmints! podcast. Sam Kulper of The Breakers podcast. EPISODE MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses /by/3.0 The following pieces of music by Kevin MacLeod were used - in whole, or in part - within this episode: At Rest Carefree Comfortable Mystery Dream Culture Heartbreaking I Knew a Guy Life of Riley Melodie Victoria The Curtain Rises SOUND EFFECTS: http://www.freesound.org EXTRO APHORISM: Source: The Flying Stars, by G.K. Chesterton (1911), reprinted in The Innocence of Father Brown. CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Facebook discussion group (discontinued - sorry). Twitter: @NewsForgotten 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. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
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This first episode will feature a quick summary of what this podcast is about, and what listeners can expect to hear in the future. This is immediately followed by our first featured story: The saga of Joseph Lytle, a middle-aged bully, who was lynched by an angry mob in 1892, in Findlay, Ohio, after he attacked his ex-wife and daughters with a hatchet, and left them for dead, in a pool of blood. HISTORICAL REFERENCES: Hancock Daily Courier. March 30 & 31, 1892; April 3, 1892. Findlay Weekly Jeffersonian, March 31, 1892; April 7, 1892. The Morning Republican (Findlay, Ohio), March 31, 1892; April 1, 3 & 4, 1892. Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 31, 1892; April 1 & 2, 1892, May 17, 1892. Washington [D.C.] Evening Post, June 8, 1892. A Lynching On The Blanchard by B. Scott Berndt (2010) Available as an E-book GUEST VOICES: Our deep thanks to the following persons, who gave voice to the individuals quoted in the featured story (in order of their appearance): Newspaper reporter: Robin Warder of The Trail Went Cold podcast. Sarah Lytle: Charlie Worrell of the In Sight podcast Della and Emma Lytle: Anabelle D-C of AnabelleAudios (also: voice of Host intro, Listener warning and Extro aphorism). Joseph Lytle: Jeremy Collins of the Podcasts We Listen To podcast and Facebook group Members of the Lynch Mob (anonymous voices): Brandon Cruz of Interdimensional RSS and the Submitted For Your Approval podcast. Paul Csomo of the Varmints! podcast. Sam Kulper of The Breakers podcast. EPISODE MUSIC: Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech.com – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses /by/3.0 The following pieces of music by Kevin MacLeod were used - in whole, or in part - within this episode: At Rest Carefree Comfortable Mystery Dream Culture Heartbreaking I Knew a Guy Life of Riley Melodie Victoria The Curtain Rises SOUND EFFECTS: http://www.freesound.org EXTRO APHORISM: Source: The Flying Stars, by G.K. Chesterton (1911), reprinted in The Innocence of Father Brown. CONTACT US: E-Mail: [email protected] Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast Facebook discussion group (discontinued - sorry). Twitter: @NewsForgotten 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. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
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