[Harp-L] New use for a harmonica

[MANFRED WEWERS <mwewers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since the door to the "dark side" of the harmonica has been opened, here's another story.
The 1913 Toronto Globe and Mail (11.8.1913: 4) reported that John Mullen of Albany, New York was robbed by three men who jammed a harmonica down his throat, stole his money, and threw him from the train he was riding.  No mention was made of who owned the harmonica or what kind it was.  While Mullen wandered around for several hours, still dazed, Mr. S.G. Whitehead found him and "removed the harmonica with a pair of pliers".  Later doctors said "such an experience probably would result fatally in most cases."
 
Manfred Wewers