What Happened to Mickey?
Autor Peter McSherryen Limba Engleză Paperback – mar 2013
Until the age of 31, Donald McDonald was only "dirty little Mickey from The Corner," the notorious intersection of Toronto's Jarvis and Dundas Streets in a neighbourhood known in the 1930s as "Gangland." After Mickey was charged with the January 1939 murder of bookmaker Jimmy Windsor, he became a national crime figure. What followed were two murder trials, a liquor-truck hijacking, a sensational three-man escape in 1947 from Kingston Penitentiary, and a $50,000 bank robbery.
According to police, as gleaned from underworld informants, Mickey was killed in the 1950s in the United States "by his own criminal associates." Author Peter McSherry presents several versions of McDonald's demise, one of which he endorses, and tells why it happened, delivering a compelling denouement to the chronicle of a criminal readers will never forget.
According to police, as gleaned from underworld informants, Mickey was killed in the 1950s in the United States "by his own criminal associates." Author Peter McSherry presents several versions of McDonald's demise, one of which he endorses, and tells why it happened, delivering a compelling denouement to the chronicle of a criminal readers will never forget.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781459707382
ISBN-10: 1459707389
Pagini: 348
Ilustrații: 28 illus
Dimensiuni: 161 x 219 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
ISBN-10: 1459707389
Pagini: 348
Ilustrații: 28 illus
Dimensiuni: 161 x 219 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)
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Cuprins
Book I: Gangland Toronto, 1939: The Days of Mickey and Kitty Cat McDonald
1 The Murder of Jimmy Windsor (Saturday, January 7, 1939)
2 Toronto’s First Gangland Killing (January 7ߝFebruary 23, 1939)
3 Mickey at The Corner (1907ߝMarch 1937)
4 Kitty Cat in Gangland (October 1938ߝJanuary 1939)
5 The Lineup of Sunday, January 22 (January 22, 1939)
6 Jack Shea and the Port Credit Bank Robbery (December 9, 1938ߝJanuary 21, 1939)
7 Jack Shea’s Tale (January 21, 1939, and After)
8 Toronto’s First Gangland Murderer (January 10, 1939ߝMarch 15, 1939)
9 With Convincing Sincerity and Evident Forthrightness (March 20, 1939ߝMay 18, 1939)
10 Hanged by the Neck Until You Are Dead (May 18ߝ20, 1939)
11 In the Death Cell (May 20-September 26, 1939)
12 On Instructions from the Attorney General (October 16, 1939ߝNovember 2, 1939)
13 Two Verdicts (November 1ߝ22, 1939)
Book II: “What Happened to Mickey?”
14 The Mad Dog of Jarvis Street (October 5, 1940ߝMarch 28, 1944)
15 Toronto’s Greatest Crime of the Second World War (December 13, 1943)
16 Jock and the Chinaman (December 13, 1943)
17 The Chief Wants to See You (January 5, 1944ߝMay 1944)
18 A Parasite Like Who? (October 17, 1944ߝNovember 7, 1944)
19 You Have Decided to Live a Life of Crime (November 7, 1944−October 25, 1945)
20 Ulysses Lauzon and the Detroit River Gang (February 23, 1945−November 2, 1945)
21 Seventeen and a Half Years (October 25, 1945−August 1947)
22 A Clear Path Out the Door (February 1947−August 1947)
23 The Escape of August 17ߝ18, 1947 (August 12−21, 1947)
24 The Big Search (August 18, 1947−September 16, 1947)
25 The Windsor Bank Robbery (August 22−25, 1947)
26 Hot News, Cold Trail (August 1947−Early 1948)
27 A Jailhouse Pipedream (January 1948−April 1948)
28 End Games South of the Border (August 1947−July 30, 1948)
29 A Ten- or Twelve-Year Public Worry (July 29, 1948 and After)
30 The Heroin Kingpin of Vancouver (September 7, 1947−January 1966)
31 He’ll Do That Standing on His Head (November 2−11, 1983)
32 On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams (October 1940−January 25, 1944)
33 What Happened to Mickey? (August 22, 1947−Whenever)
Epilogue “Last Thoughts”
Some Endings
A Word About Names
Sources
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
1 The Murder of Jimmy Windsor (Saturday, January 7, 1939)
2 Toronto’s First Gangland Killing (January 7ߝFebruary 23, 1939)
3 Mickey at The Corner (1907ߝMarch 1937)
4 Kitty Cat in Gangland (October 1938ߝJanuary 1939)
5 The Lineup of Sunday, January 22 (January 22, 1939)
6 Jack Shea and the Port Credit Bank Robbery (December 9, 1938ߝJanuary 21, 1939)
7 Jack Shea’s Tale (January 21, 1939, and After)
8 Toronto’s First Gangland Murderer (January 10, 1939ߝMarch 15, 1939)
9 With Convincing Sincerity and Evident Forthrightness (March 20, 1939ߝMay 18, 1939)
10 Hanged by the Neck Until You Are Dead (May 18ߝ20, 1939)
11 In the Death Cell (May 20-September 26, 1939)
12 On Instructions from the Attorney General (October 16, 1939ߝNovember 2, 1939)
13 Two Verdicts (November 1ߝ22, 1939)
Book II: “What Happened to Mickey?”
14 The Mad Dog of Jarvis Street (October 5, 1940ߝMarch 28, 1944)
15 Toronto’s Greatest Crime of the Second World War (December 13, 1943)
16 Jock and the Chinaman (December 13, 1943)
17 The Chief Wants to See You (January 5, 1944ߝMay 1944)
18 A Parasite Like Who? (October 17, 1944ߝNovember 7, 1944)
19 You Have Decided to Live a Life of Crime (November 7, 1944−October 25, 1945)
20 Ulysses Lauzon and the Detroit River Gang (February 23, 1945−November 2, 1945)
21 Seventeen and a Half Years (October 25, 1945−August 1947)
22 A Clear Path Out the Door (February 1947−August 1947)
23 The Escape of August 17ߝ18, 1947 (August 12−21, 1947)
24 The Big Search (August 18, 1947−September 16, 1947)
25 The Windsor Bank Robbery (August 22−25, 1947)
26 Hot News, Cold Trail (August 1947−Early 1948)
27 A Jailhouse Pipedream (January 1948−April 1948)
28 End Games South of the Border (August 1947−July 30, 1948)
29 A Ten- or Twelve-Year Public Worry (July 29, 1948 and After)
30 The Heroin Kingpin of Vancouver (September 7, 1947−January 1966)
31 He’ll Do That Standing on His Head (November 2−11, 1983)
32 On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams (October 1940−January 25, 1944)
33 What Happened to Mickey? (August 22, 1947−Whenever)
Epilogue “Last Thoughts”
Some Endings
A Word About Names
Sources
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index
Recenzii
On Mean Streets:
"A 30-year veteran of the streets, McSherry covers the territory with a savvy but largely sympathetic eye, introducing us to a rich and memorable cast of characters."--Globe and Mail
"A 30-year veteran of the streets, McSherry covers the territory with a savvy but largely sympathetic eye, introducing us to a rich and memorable cast of characters."--Globe and Mail
Notă biografică
Peter McSherry's The Big Red Fox and Mean Streets: Confessions of a Nighttime Taxi Driver were nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award and the Edna Staebler Award, respectively. He lives and works in Toronto, where he has driven a taxi at night for nearly 40 years.
Descriere
Donald "Mickey" McDonald was charged in 1939 with the killing of a bookmaker, supposedly Toronto's first gangland slaying. Two murder trials, a sensational escape from Kingston Penitentiary, and a $50,000 bank robbery established Mickey as a national crime figure, though the circumstances of his death still remain mysterious.