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There was a Casebook discussion about Tumblety getting robbed in Hot Springs, Arkansas (pronounced Ar-kan-saw) on Wednesday, April 15, 1891. The press articles are first up in the Press Reports section of Tumblety. The question being, of course, is that, if he was there on that date, could he have been in New Jersey to murder Carrie Brown on Wednesday, April 23. The answer is, yes, he could have, it was a two day train ride, although that may be a seriously moot point - (see Wolf’s post on the Carrie Brown thread).
The discussion was here.
Frances Tumblety would have arrived on this railroad. Cover of brochure advertising Hot Springs, published by Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.; 1888.Courtesy of Library of Congress Printed Ephemera Collection
Since the time of the Native Americans the town has been nown for it’s thermal waters. Postcard depicting the Maurice Bath House in Hot Springs; 1907 Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission
Besides the baths, the gambling houses and the ponies, there were many things to see and do.
Happy Hollow (a.k.a. McLeod’s Amusement Park), a popular tourist attraction in Hot Springs circa 1900. Courtesy of the Central Arkansas Library System
Don’t laugh! Al Capone also took the ride at Happy Hollow
- photo courtesy of Garland County Historical Society
And finally, Babe Ruth in training on the track at Oaklawn Park Racetrack in Hot Springs circa early 1920s. Garland County Historical Society
The discussion was here.
Frances Tumblety would have arrived on this railroad. Cover of brochure advertising Hot Springs, published by Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.; 1888.Courtesy of Library of Congress Printed Ephemera Collection
Since the time of the Native Americans the town has been nown for it’s thermal waters. Postcard depicting the Maurice Bath House in Hot Springs; 1907 Courtesy of the Arkansas History Commission
Besides the baths, the gambling houses and the ponies, there were many things to see and do.
Happy Hollow (a.k.a. McLeod’s Amusement Park), a popular tourist attraction in Hot Springs circa 1900. Courtesy of the Central Arkansas Library System
Don’t laugh! Al Capone also took the ride at Happy Hollow
- photo courtesy of Garland County Historical Society
And finally, Babe Ruth in training on the track at Oaklawn Park Racetrack in Hot Springs circa early 1920s. Garland County Historical Society
Sink the Bismark