A West Virginia Town Applied For Soviet Foreign Aid, and Other Lesser Known American History Facts

A West Virginia Town Applied For Soviet Foreign Aid, and Other Lesser Known American History Facts

Khalid Elhassan - February 21, 2020

A West Virginia Town Applied For Soviet Foreign Aid, and Other Lesser Known American History Facts
Nicholasville’s courthouse in the nineteenth century. Amazon

10. “How-wee!

Shouting “How-wee!” after shooting the Veranda Hotel’s receptionist, Fain rushed out of the lobby and into the street, pistol in hand. He thrust the pistol into a bystander’s hand, asking him to defend him because he had just shot somebody, but did not know who.

The receptionist died of his wounds, and Fain was arrested. He was tried, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to two years in prison, from which sentence he appealed.

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