I am interested in if you remember the name of the woman that told the Legs Diamond story. I heard the same story, but the woman who sat up all night was my grandmother, Ina Chadderdon from Acra. She lived on Rt 23, at the corner of Edison Timmerman Rd. The house is now the "Purple Passion Gift Shop".(If grandma only knew!). When asked what she would have done if the car stopped and someone came up to her door, all she said was that "they weren't going to hurt that poor girl any more". I wonder if the story is true or if it was just folklore that circulated around the hill towns. Ken margison In a message dated 1/24/2009 1:15:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: If you go to wikopedia, there is a write up on this infamous person. Also if you have a subscription to ancestry.com and do a search of the historical newspapers, I found articles in the Kingston NY newspaper. I was at an Orange NY historical function at the County Park (Hill Hold) a few years ago. Was talking to a lady there who was from Greene county, and she was talking about Legs Diamond. I was interested as my husband's grandfather Charles W. Coager/VanBuren (1866-1943) was born in Prattsville (s/o of William Harrison Coger 1842-1887 and Esther Abigail Frayer (1847-1913). This lady said that one of her ancestors had given haven to Legs Diamond's lady friend overnight. The gangsters were driving up and down the road during the night looking for her. The owner of the house sat up all night with a gun protecting her and the next morning she left. End of story. Carol Van Buren ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62)

I never got the lady's name - sorry. But your quote was her exact words. In every bit of folk lore there seems to be a thread of truth. Carol Van Buren -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Legs Diamond I am interested in if you remember the name of the woman that told the Legs Diamond story. I heard the same story, but the woman who sat up all night was my grandmother, Ina Chadderdon from Acra. She lived on Rt 23, at the corner of Edison Timmerman Rd. The house is now the "Purple Passion Gift Shop".(If grandma only knew!). When asked what she would have done if the car stopped and someone came up to her door, all she said was that "they weren't going to hurt that poor girl any more". I wonder if the story is true or if it was just folklore that circulated around the hill towns. Ken margison In a message dated 1/24/2009 1:15:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: If you go to wikopedia, there is a write up on this infamous person. Also if you have a subscription to ancestry.com and do a search of the historical newspapers, I found articles in the Kingston NY newspaper. I was at an Orange NY historical function at the County Park (Hill Hold) a few years ago. Was talking to a lady there who was from Greene county, and she was talking about Legs Diamond. I was interested as my husband's grandfather Charles W. Coager/VanBuren (1866-1943) was born in Prattsville (s/o of William Harrison Coger 1842-1887 and Esther Abigail Frayer (1847-1913). This lady said that one of her ancestors had given haven to Legs Diamond's lady friend overnight. The gangsters were driving up and down the road during the night looking for her. The owner of the house sat up all night with a gun protecting her and the next morning she left. End of story. Carol Van Buren ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=htt p://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message