The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows at the Melbourne Jail.
On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription:
'Remus Rudd horse thief, sent to Melbourne Jail 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Melbourne-Geelong train six times.
Caught by Victoria Police Force, convicted and hanged in 1889.'
So Judy recently e-mailed ex-Prime Minister Rudd for information about their great-great uncle, Remus Rudd.
Believe it or not, Kevin Rudd's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:
"Remus Rudd was famous in Victoria during the mid to late 1800s. His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Melbourne-Geelong Railroad..
Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad.
In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the Victoria Police Force. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honour when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
NOW That's how it's done, Folks!
That's real GENEALOGICAL SPIN!
Die bogenoemde is bevat in 'n epos (effe aangepas) wat huidiglik die rondte doen en volgens die webwerf :Hoax Slayer nie korrek nie maar het waarskynlik sy oorsprong na aanleiding van 'n stukkie uit die boek:
The Sunny Side of Genealogy: A Humorous Collection of Anecdotes, Poems, Wills, Epitaphs, and Other Miscellany from Genealogy
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deur Fonda D. Baselt
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reprint
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Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988
"an exercise in creative wording".... |
" ...A family historian who was writing his family history was dismayed to find that an ancestor had been publicly hanged. In a moment of inspiration he wrote 'He died during a public ceremony, when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed beneath him".
Die foto???
"So who is the hapless individual shown standing on the gallows in the old photograph that circulates with the story? That would be none other than the infamous Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum, Texas cowboy turned outlaw. Ketchum was a train robber, thief and murderer who carried out his crimes with a gang of others in the American states of Texas and New Mexico during the 1890's. He was finally hanged in a public ceremony on April 26, 1901 in Clayton, New Mexico. The hanging was a significant event for the town and the photograph of "Black Jack" Ketchum on the gallows. - the very same that now travels with the "Remus Rudd" story - was actually sold as a postcard after the hanging"
(Erkenning aan webwerf van Hoax Slayer)
"So who is the hapless individual shown standing on the gallows in the old photograph that circulates with the story? That would be none other than the infamous Thomas Edward "Black Jack" Ketchum, Texas cowboy turned outlaw. Ketchum was a train robber, thief and murderer who carried out his crimes with a gang of others in the American states of Texas and New Mexico during the 1890's. He was finally hanged in a public ceremony on April 26, 1901 in Clayton, New Mexico. The hanging was a significant event for the town and the photograph of "Black Jack" Ketchum on the gallows. - the very same that now travels with the "Remus Rudd" story - was actually sold as a postcard after the hanging"
(Erkenning aan webwerf van Hoax Slayer)
