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Infamous Irish American bootlegger, Jack “Legs” Diamond, celebrated as hero

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CATHY HAYES,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Friday, September 10, 2010, 8:03 AM
Updated Saturday, September 11, 2010, 1:10 PM

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Dublinjas | Sep 11, 2010, 03:16 AM EDT
Never mind, Great Story Cathy

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Dublinjas | Sep 11, 2010, 03:15 AM EDT
His Mother died when he was just ????

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jamieLM | Sep 10, 2010, 06:09 PM EDT
Too bad he wasn't from New Mexico. Then he could possibly get a pardon from Gov. Richardson like Billy the Kid might get.

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rhunter67 | Sep 10, 2010, 02:00 PM EDT
Good question, LindaAnn. I spend a lot of time near Cairo and would love to check out that speakeasy they are talking about.

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LindaAnn | Sep 10, 2010, 11:05 AM EDT
when & how is he being celebrated?

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CaptainTom | Sep 10, 2010, 09:48 AM EDT
"Legs" got around. According to my late father-in-law he hid out not so secretly in New Lebanon NY, Columbia County and no doubt many other locations while constantly on the run.

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