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April 6, 1933
Watauga Democrat
Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
In Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Redman was arrested for dyeing English sparrows to sell as exotic birds like canaries and finches. Police observed him trapping sparrows and found dyes and drying equipment in his room.
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LITTLE ROCK MAN MADE
HIS OWN PRETTY BIRDS
Little Rock. Ark.-Tom Redman makes his own canaries and Mexican finches, the police found out.
After they had observed him trapping English sparrows on a roof adjoining his room, and later in the street exhibiting birds of brilliant plumage but no bigger than sparrows, they followed him home last night in the guise of customers.
"I'll take $11 for that pair," Redman was quoted as telling them when they priced two of his prettiest red birds.
The room was filled with cages of birds of all colors. In one cage the officers found a half dozen sparrows and nearby an improvised drier, heated by an electric bulb, in which several birds were undergoing the drying process. The policemen then picked up a pair of rubber gloves and several bottles of dyes and bleaching materials.
They arrested Redman for investigation, and quoted him as saying he obtained $1 each for many of the birds, and sometimes $3 a pair.
HIS OWN PRETTY BIRDS
Little Rock. Ark.-Tom Redman makes his own canaries and Mexican finches, the police found out.
After they had observed him trapping English sparrows on a roof adjoining his room, and later in the street exhibiting birds of brilliant plumage but no bigger than sparrows, they followed him home last night in the guise of customers.
"I'll take $11 for that pair," Redman was quoted as telling them when they priced two of his prettiest red birds.
The room was filled with cages of birds of all colors. In one cage the officers found a half dozen sparrows and nearby an improvised drier, heated by an electric bulb, in which several birds were undergoing the drying process. The policemen then picked up a pair of rubber gloves and several bottles of dyes and bleaching materials.
They arrested Redman for investigation, and quoted him as saying he obtained $1 each for many of the birds, and sometimes $3 a pair.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Crime Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Bird Dyeing
Fraud
Little Rock
Tom Redman
Sparrow Trapping
Exotic Birds
What entities or persons were involved?
Tom Redman
Where did it happen?
Little Rock, Ark.
Story Details
Key Persons
Tom Redman
Location
Little Rock, Ark.
Story Details
Tom Redman trapped English sparrows and dyed them to resemble exotic birds like canaries and Mexican finches, selling them for $1 each or $3 a pair. Police observed him, posed as customers, and arrested him after finding dyes and drying equipment in his room.