The Mad Bomber of New York by Michael M. Greenburg

Author:Michael M. Greenburg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Union Square Press
Published: 2011-04-05T04:00:00+00:00

George Metesky had seriously considered turning himself in. He had purposefully provided personal details to the Journal-American that he knew might lead to his apprehension, and the inner rage that had goaded him for nearly two decades had finally found an outlet. Though his health was again deteriorating—he claimed in one of his recent letters that he spent nearly sixteen hours of each day in bed—he had been energized and even purified by his public dialogue with Seymour Berkson. When he began his violent rampage against Con Ed, he had never intended for it to stop. Indeed, with the ravages of his chronic illness, he never expected to live as long as he had. But finally the relevant parts of his story had begun to come out, and the “kind attitude of the Police Commissioner,” as he noted in his latest communication, had provided him with the cathartic gift of an empathetic ear. And now, a milder George Metesky simply figured it was over.

Thoughts of surrender, however, came with many complications and Metesky was justifiably concerned about what an arrest would do to his sisters. “WHAT ABOUT MY PEOPLE—WHO HOUSED ME— FED ME—CLOTHED ME—AND DID EVERYTHING THEY COULD—AND STILL DO—TO SUSTAIN MY LIFE?” his note had questioned. “I WOULD NOT SELL MY PEOPLE OUT FOR ALL [THE] MONEY IN N.Y.C.” “Were I alone,” the typewritten companion letter assured, “I would accept what is now offered me without a moments delay.” Perhaps, thought Metesky, if he sought the refuge of his friends at the Journal, his family could be protected and he would finally be given the opportunity to air the full details of his grievances against Con Ed. Conceivably, he mused, a surrender could be the only way for his nemesis to be brought to justice.

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