Rough & Messy Justice
eBook - ePub

Rough & Messy Justice

A Train Heist, Murder & Misdeeds

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eBook - ePub

Rough & Messy Justice

A Train Heist, Murder & Misdeeds

About this book

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana's mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt. When captured, his trial becomes a spectacle marred by overt racism in the press, law enforcement cover-ups, and a judge and jury riddled with bias. With a weak defence lawyer, unreliable witnesses, and critical legal missteps, the proceedings lead to a tragic execution. This gripping true crime account exposes systemic corruption, racial prejudice, and the fatal flaws in Canada's early justice system. By confronting these injustices, Rough & Messy Justice challenges assumptions about fairness and equality under the law, offering an exploration of historical crime and consequence.

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Information

Publisher
Durvile Publications
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781990735899
Edition
0
Subtopic
Legal History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword Hon. Peter W.L. Martin
  8. Preface: Clumsy Application of the Law
  9. Part One: The Train Heist & The Murders
  10. 1. Simmering Discrimination, The Pass, 1920
  11. 2. Dangerous Customers: The Genesis of Disaster
  12. 3. “Somebody Made Me Crazy” Robbery With Violence
  13. 4. Hunting Desperadoes
  14. 5. “A Sadly Bungled Affair” The Shootout
  15. 6. Hunting ‘Lucky’ Bassoff
  16. 7. The ‘Misadventure’ of Big Nick Kyslik
  17. 8. “Shot Down Like Dogs” Martyrs, Heroes, and Villains
  18. Part Two: Misdeeds
  19. 9. “Cold Silent Lips” Bassoff Faces Justice
  20. 10. Alberta Bandit Says “Good-bye Everybody”
  21. 11. “Many Rumours, No Bandit” Hunting Auloff
  22. 12. Writing ‘Finis’ on Murder
  23. 13. I Saw It With My Own Eyes
  24. Postscript: The Aftermath
  25. References
  26. Acknowledgements
  27. Foreword Writer
  28. Authors