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Tag Archives: Fresno California
Hammett: In Re: The Midget Bandit, Reserve Today
Last minute notice! If you are in or around or willing to haul out to Fresno by 10 a.m. this coming Saturday, you can sit in on Warren Harris doing a talk on The Midget Bandit for the local Sisters … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, News
Tagged Big Read, Fresno California, Portland Oregon, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris
Hammett: The Midget Bandit in Portland
I also got in a note from Warren Harris — he of the legendary Midget Bandit Week here on Up and Down These Mean Streets — who continues to delve into the life and criminal exploits of Edwin Ware. Warren … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, News
Tagged Big Read, Edwin Ware, Fresno California, Portland Oregon, Sisters-in-Crime, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris
Hammett: In the Aftermath of Midget Bandit Week
Last Sunday, just as we wrapped up a full week of posts for Midget Bandit Week — seven days, every day — Michael Fitzgerald over at the Stockton Record added a post of his own. What the hell, let’s make like The Beatles … Continue reading
Hammett: Death of The Midget Bandit — Gutshot in a Prison Break!
And how else would The Midget Bandit have gone out, except as an authentic gangsta? The mug shots — the final mug shots — this time come from his stint in Walla Walla. And here once more is Midget authority … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Ware, Fresno California, prison breaks, Seattle, The Midget Bandit, Walla Walla, Warren Harris
Hammett: The Midget Bandit vs. The Smiling Bandit
Edwin Ware — The Midget Bandit — was by no means the only yegg in his day to pose for a mug shot. Above you’ll see Roy Gardner — from a Sacramento, California arrest. Who was Gardner, you ask? Here’s … Continue reading
Hammett: Crime Wave of The Midget Bandit!
Over this week Guest Blogger Warren Harris has sketched in the life and criminal career of The Midget Bandit — today he returns to the California crime spree and some of the lurid headlines it generated. And here’s Warren: As The … Continue reading
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Tagged Edwin Ware, Fresno California, Roy Gardner, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris
Hammett: Before Edwin Ware Became The Midget Bandit
Yesterday you got the detailed scoop on The Midget Bandit, his California crime spree, and his encounter with Hammett. Today Warren Harris returns to give you more of the fascinating backstory of one of the many, many criminals Hammett encountered … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News
Tagged Edwin Ware, Famous Players-Laskey, Folsom Prison, Fresno California, Halifax Explosion, San Quentin, Warren Harris
Hammett: Edwin “Midget” Ware
Yesterday I told you we were going to give you an ID on The Midget Bandit — and here it is. As direct as a fist in the face. If you ever had the slightest curiosity about The Midget Bandit, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News
Tagged Edwin Ware, Fresno California, Michael Fitzgerald, Modern Library Falcon, Pinkerton's, Stockton California, The Midget Bandit, Warren Harris, Wilmer Cook
