![]() ![]() ![]() Because of the arrest, Green missed a scheduled interview with Dan Rather for 48 Hours. The narcotics squad found no drugs, but Green was held in police custody for three days before he was released. Green had ostensibly come under suspicion because police were investigating whether a methamphetamine lab was being run at the hotel where he had spent the night. 25, 1998, when he and his wife were pulled over in their Dodge pickup by the Shelby County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Department narcotics unit. He was on his way to meet a senior producer for CBS News in Memphis on Feb. The next time Green set out to tell this story, he ended up in jail. In 1997, he told his story to Dexter King, son of the slain civil-rights leader, in a private meeting. He testified behind closed doors before the House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978 the testimony has been sealed by law until 2029. Reviled by many and trusted by few, he trades in uncertainty as if his life depends on it.įor more than 20 years now, Green has maintained that he has knowledge of the plot to murder the Rev. They’ll tell you I work for the federal government. “They’re scared to death of me in this town,” he says. Rumors shadow him: Green is a drug trafficker in Florida. His mere presence stirs apprehension, if not fear. When he returns, as he often does, respectable members of the community - the elder lawyer, the current circuit judge, the retired newspaper publisher - shun him. Though he left here decades ago, no one knows these places better than Green. But other haunts remain: the shady businesses, the former sites of murder and mayhem. The Climax bar and the Seawall whorehouse have been razed. He revels in the old stories most residents would prefer to forget, tales of bygone days when Caruthersville was the capital of vice in the Missouri Bootheel, times when bootlegging, prostitution and illegal-gambling interests controlled Pemiscot County. They’re not lying so much as telling Green what he wants to hear. The boys at a local package-liquor store brag about smuggling machine guns over the state line. Later, a 73-year-old man who once worked for Green’s father recounts how he shot and killed a fellow with a. The county prosecutor, its intended target, lived next door. In casual conversation, he tends to reminisce about the town’s violent past, when Caruthersville, Mo., was known as “Little Chicago.” He broaches the subject in the same way other people talk about the weather.Īt his prompting, a woman at the Tigers Hut Café recalls how a bullet flew through her bedroom window when she was a child. They know his name at the courthouse and at City Hall, at the liquor store and the café. goes in Caruthersville, his reputation precedes him. Martin Luther King in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Green claimed that the junked 1965 Ford Mustang in the photo was one of three identical cars used in the plot to kill the Rev. We only ask that you treat your fellow patron with respect as well as the staff that loves the place just as much as you do.The late Jim Green, a native of Carthursville, Mo. You can talk to people who are third generation customers and feel the tradition of the pub which holds that everybody is equal when they enter these doors. Louis fixture and start your own tradition. We rarely if ever make changes to the place because when it ain’t broke, ya don’t fix it. We are a family that has formed over the past 50+ years with regular customers coming in who have done so for decades. Our servers and bartenders are professionals who work hard for the money. Our homemade soups are made daily each morning by our kitchen staff that takes great pride in serving great food. Guinness is on tap and the burgers are served hot. ![]() We are family friendly but are also a traditional Irish pub where conversation flows freely. When Jack opened the new location he famously said, " anyone who behaves in a civilized manner is welcome in my establishment", and this inclusive spirit continues to this day. The “new” building was built in 1905 by Anheuser-Busch and had gone thru a few manifestations before Jack bought it. When he moved to the current location in 1972, he brought everything from the original wooden bar to the 1904 World's Fair chandeliers to the chairs, booths and kitchen equipment. When the original investment group had had enough they sold it to Jack. Jack was a regular and helped with the founding and eventually started to work there as a bartender. O'C's was founded in 1962 in Gaslight Square and bought by Jack Parker in 1965. Louis tradition for over 50 years and is home to our world famous ground sirloin burger & roast beef sandwich. ![]()
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