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charles cora must have been a happy man as he arrived in san francisco in 1852 with arabella ryan on his arm. and why not? he was a professional gambler of the highest reputation, and would have been delighted by the wide open nature of the town in the gold rush years — a perfect hunting ground for a man of his special talents.

just a few years later, however, his luck would finally end, as he ran into san francisco’s controversial “second committee of vigilance“… and a noose.

thanks to qui custodientes custodient for the use of the track “A Bug’s Life March”, courtesy of the podsafe music network.