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158 - The Jumper - Robert Emmet Odium

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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Robert Pricks's Plan to Save Lives

In 1885, Robert Haggart went to confession at the Church of the Redemptionist Fathers. He then got together with a few buddies - Boxer Patty Ryan, wrestler William Muldoon, and actor Henry Dixie. The New York City authorities got wind of his plan because he did an interview for the New York Herald. If it's windy, there's no point in jumping. You'll just blow right back into the burning fire.

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