A hardworking brother, born the 11th son of a farming family, noted for his good character and straightforward life by family and neighbors alike, a man whose final act appeared to be reading the Bible in the kitchen by the fire. Or a desperate, demented man, prone to drinking and violent acts, his sudden fits of fury made even more menacing by the fact that he couldn’t speak above a whisper.

<p>A hardworking brother, born the 11th son of a farming family, noted for his good character and straightforward life by family and neighbors alike, a man whose final act appeared to be reading the Bible in the kitchen by the fire. Or a desperate, demented man, prone to drinking and violent acts, his sudden fits of fury made even more menacing by the fact that he couldn’t speak above a whisper.</p>

Podcast looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis., history. 
This podcast is a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune. 
The stories, which are all at least 50 years old, cover everything from the city’s red-light district and counterfeiters, to a double homicide and suicide, and murder over a pearl when La Crosse had an established pearl industry.
For more information and to see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, click here >> http://bit.ly/darklacrosse

Dark La Crosse Stories is made possible by a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune.

Dark La Crosse Stories

Dark La Crosse Stories, a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune, looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis. You can find more information, and see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, here: http://bit.ly/darklacrosse

<p>Dark La Crosse Stories, a partnership between the La Crosse Public Library and the La Crosse Tribune, looks at the seedier side of La Crosse, Wis. You can find more information, and see video versions of these episodes featuring historic photos and headlines, here: http://bit.ly/darklacrosse</p>

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