Comments by "Colonel K" (@Paladin1873) on "The Assassination of Kentucky Governor, William Goebel" video.

  1. It reminds me of the assassination of Albert Patterson, a disabled WWI hero, lawyer, and crusading reformer who fought political corruption and organized crime in Phenix City, Alabama until he was murdered shortly after winning the Democratic nomination for Alabama Attorney General in 1954 (making him a shoe-in for AG). So outraged were citizens of the state that the governor sent in the National Guard and declared martial law. Over 700 people were indicted for various crimes, of which 400 were convicted and paid fines or served some time, but three of them were charged with the murder of Patterson. This included Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller, Circuit Solicitor (district attorney) Arch Ferrell, and most stunningly, State Attorney General Si Garrett. Only Fuller was convicted, while Garrett never went to trial, having committed himself to a mental asylum in Texas to avoid prosecution. While there his mental condition deteriorated to the point that he was deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial. In the end Albert Patterson's son, John, was elected state AG and later became governor. A 1955 movie of these events, "The Phenix City Story", is brutally heart-stomping reenactment of the actual events.
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  2.  @cogitoergospud1  I'd love to hear his story. As an aside, my family was close friends with the Griffin family in Georgia, the patriarch of which was Marvin Griffin, Lt Governor and Governor of Georgia throughout most of the 1950s. After I saw the movie on DVD a few years back, I asked his son if he remembered anything about it. He said some members of the syndicate put out feelers regarding moving their operations to Georgia after things got too hot for them in Alabama. He said his Dad warned them they'd get a very uncomfortable reception if they stepped foot over the state line. That was the end of that.
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  3.  @jackieallen3344  It sounds plausible, but I don't know. Evil is like water; it seeks the easiest route to success.
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