The 150 Mile Gunfight

    

The 150 Mile Gunfight

Buehler and McGlory were two known criminals from Rochester, NY.  One night they decided to rob a drug store on a whim.  Then they led the police on a 150 mile chase firing their guns along the way. 

   

Location

Syracuse to Whitney Point, NY

Sources for the show:

“The Glens Falls Times. Volume (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 1922-1971, April 23, 1935, Page 2, Image 2.” The Glens Falls Times. Volume (Glens Falls, N.Y.) 1922-1971, April 23, 1935, Page 2, Image 2 - NYS Historic Newspapers, [Charles V. Furness], nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031319/1935-04-23/ed-1/seq-2/.

“Long Records of McGlory Buehler Bared.” Rochester Times-Union [Rochester, New York], 18 June 1935, p. 8.

“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, June 18, 1935, Page 5, Image 5.” Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, June 18, 1935, Page 5, Image 5 - NYS Historic Newspapers, Ogdensburg Pub. Co., nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031165/1935-06-18/ed-1/seq-5/.

“Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, June 25, 1935, Page 1, Image 1.” Ogdensburg Journal. (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) 1932-1971, June 25, 1935, Page 1, Image 1 - NYS Historic Newspapers, Ogdensburg Pub. Co., nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031165/1935-06-25/ed-1/seq-1/.

“One Young Gunman Tells His Story!” Cortland Standard [Cortland, New York], 3 May 1935, p. 5.

“U.S. Route 11 in New York.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Jan. 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_11_in_New_York#Origins.

jcroyle@syracuse.com, Johnathan Croyle |. “1935: Cops and Robbers Stage a 150-Mile Gun Battle through the Heart of Central NY.” Syracuse, 5 Mar. 2020, www.syracuse.com/living/2020/03/1935-cops-and-robbers-stage-a-150-mile-gun-battle-through-the-heart-of-central-ny.html.

Music:

Cattails Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Ghost Dance Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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