WEBVTT - The Guy Who Assassinated the Assassin

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<v Speaker 1>School of Humans.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, this episode is almost timely because we're talking about assassins,

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<v Speaker 2>and as we've seen this month, not all assassinations.

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<v Speaker 1>Go to plan.

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<v Speaker 2>But perhaps the most famous assassination in our country was

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<v Speaker 2>the assassination of Abraham Frickin' Lincoln, killed by none other

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<v Speaker 2>than John Wilkes Booth on April fourteenth, eighteen sixty five,

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<v Speaker 2>at Ford's Theater. Booth momentarily grappled with one of the

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<v Speaker 2>other theater guests, then stabbed.

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<v Speaker 1>Him and escaped. And wu wee was.

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<v Speaker 2>There a hubbub After that, there was a one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>thousand dollars reward for him, and army regiments were instructed

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<v Speaker 2>to go on the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. One

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<v Speaker 2>soldier in one of those army regiments was named Boston Corbett,

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<v Speaker 2>and he ended up being the one who assassinated the assassin.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, Boston Corbett. He killed John Wilkes Booth after

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<v Speaker 2>a dramatic standoff around a fiery barn and Corbett he

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<v Speaker 2>became an American hero. But the problem with being an

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<v Speaker 2>American hero is that all that attention can make a

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<v Speaker 2>guy go a bit crazy. But luckily for Boston, he

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<v Speaker 2>was already pretty mentally ill. How mentally ill you might ask, well,

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<v Speaker 2>before he joined the Union Army, he chopped his balls off.

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<v Speaker 2>Cue the theme song, This is American Filth and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Gabby Watts.

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<v Speaker 1>Every week I tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>A filthy story from American history. This week's episode the

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<v Speaker 2>Guy who Assassinated the Assassin slash junk lists. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>might be thinking, why would a dude want to castrate himself?

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<v Speaker 2>Was it because Boston Corbett didn't like the aesthetic?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it because he was a bit crazy?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, here are some of the benefits of castration, fellas

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<v Speaker 2>if you ever think about it for yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>One you won't go bald.

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<v Speaker 2>Two you'll no longer want to have sex with toxic

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<v Speaker 2>women or toxic men, or really anyone in general.

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<v Speaker 1>And three, if you do it early enough, you can have.

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<v Speaker 2>A beautiful singing voice. Anyway, that's about the extent of

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<v Speaker 2>the benefits of castration. But here's a couple of the

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<v Speaker 2>reasons why Corbett might have castrated himself. One he loved

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<v Speaker 2>God and two he made hats. And yes, loving God

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<v Speaker 2>and making hats are not mutually exclusive activities. It was

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<v Speaker 2>the power of those two things in tandem. That said

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<v Speaker 2>about his castration. But let's go back to the beginning,

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<v Speaker 2>shall we. Boston Corbett was born in England in eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>thirty two, and his parents didn't name him Boston.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>No, his given Christian name was Thomas. He changed it later,

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<v Speaker 2>but his family gave the finger to mother England and

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<v Speaker 2>boted over to America when he was about seven years old.

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<v Speaker 2>See Corbett's dad, Bartholomew, was a naturalist and taxidermist, and

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted a better life. He wanted better work, he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted more money, and he thought where might they have

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of dead animals lying around?

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>America? Many things are unknown about the Corbetts. When did

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<v Speaker 2>Mummy Corbett pass away? There aren't any records of her

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<v Speaker 2>being on the boat they took over to America. So

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<v Speaker 2>did she die on the boat over or had she

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<v Speaker 2>died before they had even departed? Either way, by the

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<v Speaker 2>time the Corbetts reached America's shores, there was the dad, Thomas,

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<v Speaker 2>and his two older siblings, a brother and a sister.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also unclear how Bartholomew made a living.

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<v Speaker 1>Most likely what he did was prepared.

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<v Speaker 2>Dead animals for display at museums or for hunters, but Bartholome,

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<v Speaker 2>you never got that prosperity he was looking for, and

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<v Speaker 2>he returned to England. A couple decades later, Thomas Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>stayed in America and when he grew up, he decided

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<v Speaker 2>to become a milliner. That's someone who makes hats. But

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<v Speaker 2>the problem with making hats is it ca make it crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Hence the term Matt, Hatter and Alice in Wonderland because

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<v Speaker 2>in hat making at the time, they were using this

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<v Speaker 2>chemical called mercury nitrate. And then the thing is a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of the process of making hats requires heat and water,

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<v Speaker 2>which would then create a mercury infused mist. And most

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<v Speaker 2>meliners were working in cramped, unventilated conditions, so if you

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<v Speaker 2>were making hats, you were just sucking down mercury air

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<v Speaker 2>all day. And here's some of the things that can

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<v Speaker 2>result from inhaling mercury all day. Slurred speech, tremors also

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<v Speaker 2>known as hatter's shakes, irritability, shyness, depression, emotional instability, hallucinations, psychosis, excitability, paranoia.

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<v Speaker 2>Based on these symptoms, it seems that at some point

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<v Speaker 2>in my life I also made hats. Some people call

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<v Speaker 2>it adhd. In general, moral weakness, but I'm calling it.

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<v Speaker 2>I used to make hats, so yeah, Thomas Corbett was

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<v Speaker 2>making hats being exposed to chemicals and stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>He met a woman named Susan.

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<v Speaker 2>Rebecca, there's no record of her last name, and they

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<v Speaker 2>got married.

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<v Speaker 1>Susan was thirteen years older than Thomas.

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett a bit of a coup out there, and together

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<v Speaker 2>they moved to Troy, New York. There, Thomas was able

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<v Speaker 2>to get American citizenship in eighteen fifty five. It seemed

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<v Speaker 2>like they were happy. Corbett apparently told a friend that

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<v Speaker 2>he had a great Christian wife and what a pleasant

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<v Speaker 2>home he had, But unfortunately he couldn't get enough work.

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<v Speaker 2>So they didn't stay in Troy for long and moved

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<v Speaker 2>down to Richmond, Virginia. But down there it seemed Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>got even less work. And part of the reason why

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<v Speaker 2>is because he was very much against slavery, and he

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<v Speaker 2>was always run in his mouth about how much he

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<v Speaker 2>hated it. And I'm sure the Virginians were like, but

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<v Speaker 2>we love slavery.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy's annoying. Don't give him jobs.

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<v Speaker 2>So he and Susan Rebecca were like, I guess we

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<v Speaker 2>should go back to New York City, where we started.

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<v Speaker 2>But on the boat ride from Virginia to New York,

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<v Speaker 2>Susan Rebecca fell ill and died. Another cougar fallen rip,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty kitty cat. This was in August eighteen fifty six,

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<v Speaker 2>when Corbett was about twenty four, and when he made

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<v Speaker 2>it back to New York City, he fell into a

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<v Speaker 2>deep depression and started drinking a lot. He was wandering

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<v Speaker 2>the streets another nefarious self pitying drunk. I mean he

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<v Speaker 2>had reasons to self pity. His hot cougar wife had

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<v Speaker 2>just died. He had to keep moving in search of

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<v Speaker 2>work and never found enough of it, so he had

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<v Speaker 2>to toil away in poverty. It wasn't a good time.

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<v Speaker 2>But as Corbett stumbled down the street, that's when the

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<v Speaker 2>light of God began to shine upon him. Be right

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<v Speaker 2>back after these soothing advertisements. One day in eighteen fifty six,

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas Corbett was drunk as a skunk wandering the streets

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<v Speaker 2>of New York City. He had just lost his cougar wife.

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<v Speaker 2>He was sad as heck. And sometime along his drunken

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<v Speaker 2>stumble he encountered some evangelical Christians who were really into

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<v Speaker 2>temperance and what they liked to do was go on

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<v Speaker 2>the hunt for sinners who they could convert. And who

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<v Speaker 2>is better to convince to be a devout Christian than

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<v Speaker 2>a desperate man who has hit rock bottom. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>you know religion is great because it lures people into.

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<v Speaker 1>It when they are at their lowest.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently, this group of even angelicals scooped him up, essentially

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<v Speaker 2>detaining him as he sobered up. Sure maybe they saw

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<v Speaker 2>it as helping a guy out, but whatever happened during

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<v Speaker 2>his confinement, Corbett allegedly had a religious epiphany. But I

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<v Speaker 2>asked myself, was he seeing God? Or maybe it was

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<v Speaker 2>the mercury. After these teetotaling Christians let him go, Thomas

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett was a changed man. He was like, yes, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>into God. God is the best. Corbett joined many downtrodden

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<v Speaker 2>folks at the tail end of the Second Great Awakening,

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<v Speaker 2>people who are being bamboozled by traveling Christian preachers having

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<v Speaker 2>hoot nanniesque revivals. Even in New York City, preachers descended

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<v Speaker 2>upon the streets and had lunchtime prayer meetings, which Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>very likely started attending. Can you tell that I'm skeptical

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<v Speaker 2>of organized religion? But Corbett needed more work again, so

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<v Speaker 2>this time he moved up to Boston, and there he

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<v Speaker 2>found a religious community that embraced him. But unfortunately for Corbett,

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<v Speaker 2>he was a human person with normal human impulses, and

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<v Speaker 2>those impulses were telling him that he wanted to fuck.

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<v Speaker 2>But you guys know, God, he hates it when you

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<v Speaker 2>do that kind of stuff. God hates it when you

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<v Speaker 2>bang other people. He hates it when you bang yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>He hates it when you even think about banging. God

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<v Speaker 2>hates that stuff, and so does Mercury and Corbett. He

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to be a good Christian boy, but he couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>find a solution to this problem of horniness. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he could have tried meditation, maybe diving into a cold lake,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe conjuring up pictures of sad children and grandmas.

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<v Speaker 1>But he didn't know what to do. He was really struggling.

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<v Speaker 2>And then he read in the Bible this one part

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<v Speaker 2>that said, and if thy right, I offend thee, pluck

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<v Speaker 2>it out and cast it from thee, and there'd be

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<v Speaker 2>eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the Kingdom of

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<v Speaker 2>Heaven's sake. So Corbett was like, huh, that seems like

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<v Speaker 2>a good solution to my problem. I must become a

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<v Speaker 2>eunuch akaa chop my balls off.

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<v Speaker 1>So on July.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixteenth, eighteen fifty eight, what he did, and yes, this

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<v Speaker 2>is very graphic, so sorry, not my fault, this is

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<v Speaker 2>just American history. What he did is he took a

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<v Speaker 2>pair of scissors, sliced open his scrotum, yanked his balls down,

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<v Speaker 2>and snip snipped them off.

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<v Speaker 1>Awi awi awi awi.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope they were sharp scissors. Can you imagine doing

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<v Speaker 2>this with a doll blade?

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<v Speaker 1>Yikes.

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<v Speaker 2>After Corbett self castrated, he decided to just act normally,

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<v Speaker 2>just go on with his day. According to the records

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<v Speaker 2>for the Massachusetts General Hospital, he quote went to a

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<v Speaker 2>prayer meeting, walked around, and had a hearty dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>But the wound was heavily clotted.

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<v Speaker 2>The blood and fluids had backed up in the scrotum,

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<v Speaker 2>which swelled enormously and were black end quote. So a

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<v Speaker 2>doctor came to see him in his room, and they

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<v Speaker 2>ended up taking him to the hospital because apparently, castrating

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<v Speaker 2>yourself with no medical experience isn't like a casual, easy

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<v Speaker 2>DIY sort of thing, and it's not a walk in

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<v Speaker 2>the park. No it's more of a marathon through hell.

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<v Speaker 2>At the hospital, the doctors treated him for his castration wounds,

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<v Speaker 2>but because of the injury and infection from it, Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>also started having intestinal problems, so they also gave him

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<v Speaker 2>an enema to unclog him, and then he was discharged

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<v Speaker 2>a few days later. And I suppose because of God's love,

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett healed relatively quickly, and he did not regret his decision.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh no, because indeed he no longer had any sexual desire.

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<v Speaker 2>Finally he could please God. He was like, I am

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<v Speaker 2>free from those passions and can study the Bible without

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<v Speaker 2>being distracted. I'm always so confused about the Bible. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just one book. Certainly there are other things to read.

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<v Speaker 2>But I digress. And Corbett wasn't done with his makeover.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he did the castration. He also started wearing

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<v Speaker 2>his hair like Jesus, growing it long and parting it

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<v Speaker 2>down the middle. Now, some interpretations say Jesus had a

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<v Speaker 2>side part. But remember Corbett had lots of time to

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<v Speaker 2>read the Bible now that he had no sexual desire,

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<v Speaker 2>so we should trust him about the middle part scenario.

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<v Speaker 2>Another thing that happened in Boston was that Corbett officially

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<v Speaker 2>got saved there, I guess, with the water and the

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<v Speaker 2>shit and baptism or whatever. He decided to change his

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<v Speaker 2>name to the city where he had changed his life,

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<v Speaker 2>and he became Boston Corbet. Good thing he didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>baptized in a nearby town to where I live called coming,

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<v Speaker 2>Otherwise he'd be coming Corbet, and coming was a whole

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<v Speaker 2>reason he didn't want to have balls anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>So Corbett. He had a trade hat making, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he had a purpose, a mission, you might say,

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<v Speaker 2>to convert everyone else. Boston Corbett moved back to New

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<v Speaker 2>York City and he continued working as a hatter, but

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<v Speaker 2>apparently people weren't too eager to hire him because he

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<v Speaker 2>would spend a lot of time proselytizing to the customers,

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<v Speaker 2>being like, Hey, I know you like hats, but have.

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<v Speaker 1>You heard of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Also, if he ever heard a coworker say some cuss words,

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett would fall to his knees and be like, please, God,

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<v Speaker 2>give this man some redemption.

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<v Speaker 1>Despite his filthy tongue.

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett would also come to work wearing rags because at

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<v Speaker 2>this time he was no longer just the convert. He

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<v Speaker 2>was also a preacher, and he was using all of

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<v Speaker 2>his money to convert others. He'd basically hold down a

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<v Speaker 2>job long enough to get enough money to walk the

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<v Speaker 2>streets and find low lifes to convert, just like what

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<v Speaker 2>happened to him. He would round up the drunks, give

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<v Speaker 2>them some food, give them some clothes, a place to

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<v Speaker 2>stay the night, and then once they sobered it up,

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<v Speaker 2>he'd be likerv let me tell you about Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>But then all of a sudden, it was the Civil War.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a call for soldiers, and Corbett was like,

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<v Speaker 2>what would Jesus do? Jesus would obviously fight and kill people,

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<v Speaker 2>so he decided to join the Union Army. He was

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<v Speaker 2>accepted into a regiment in New York City and they

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<v Speaker 2>sailed down to Washington, DC to train and get.

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<v Speaker 1>Ready to fight.

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<v Speaker 2>Even though being a soldier meant he had to chop

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<v Speaker 2>off his Jesus hair, fighting a war was no excuse

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<v Speaker 2>for Corbett to stop his godly work. Oh No, this

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<v Speaker 2>just meant he was around even more people who he

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<v Speaker 2>could try to seduce. With the Lord, Corbett was able

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<v Speaker 2>to find some believers in his regiment, but most of

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<v Speaker 2>the soldiers made fun of him. He often got on

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<v Speaker 2>people's nerves because he would complain about how much cussing

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<v Speaker 2>all of the officers would do. He also hated how

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<v Speaker 2>they were boozin and horn God.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But they were boys at war. Of course they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do some cuss and boozin and horring. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>whole point of war. But Corbett wasn't just criticizing people

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<v Speaker 2>in his same rank. One time, the general of his regiment,

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<v Speaker 2>General Butterfield, had gathered up the troops because he'd gotten

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<v Speaker 2>a complaint about their disorderly behavior. Apparently some of the

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<v Speaker 2>soldiers had stolen goods from the town they were occupying.

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<v Speaker 2>Butterfield said, I will have no damned thieves in this regiment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Corbett stepped forward and was like, I call

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<v Speaker 2>the colonel to order for swearing.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. He was basically telling his general, you shouldn't say

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<v Speaker 1>bad words.

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<v Speaker 2>But instead of cust and less, Corbett got arrested for

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<v Speaker 2>disorderly conduct. He was thrown in a temporary garrison, and

0:17:46.885 --> 0:17:50.005
<v Speaker 2>he protested his imprisonment with a hunger fast. And he

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<v Speaker 2>also wouldn't stop singing hymns. And despite his devotion to Christianity,

0:18:00.645 --> 0:18:03.725
<v Speaker 2>Boston Corbett didn't seem to have that many qualms about

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<v Speaker 2>killing people, even the dudes on his own team, the Union.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is when the mercury poisoning really started showing.

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<v Speaker 2>One day, Corbett was assigned to work on a Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's the Sabbath. One is not supposed to work.

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<v Speaker 2>Then his fellow soldiers did what they were told, but

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<v Speaker 2>then two of them were approached by Corbett. He held

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<v Speaker 2>up a Bible and his rifle, thrusting both in their direction.

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<v Speaker 2>The two soldiers were picking blackberries, and Corbett cocked his

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<v Speaker 2>gun and was like, if you take another step further,

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<v Speaker 2>you're a dead man.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't worry.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't kill these soldiers, but this was just another

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<v Speaker 2>incident where Corbett got in trouble for his very aggressive

0:18:51.405 --> 0:18:55.965
<v Speaker 2>religious fervor. Over the course of the war, Corbett fought

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<v Speaker 2>in several battles, worked with different regiments, and then in

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<v Speaker 2>June eighteen sixty four, he got captured by the Confederates,

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<v Speaker 2>and being a prisoner of war, it wasn't great, especially

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<v Speaker 2>on the side of the Confederacy. They were losing, running

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<v Speaker 2>low on provisions for their own troops, so feeding captured

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<v Speaker 2>Union soldiers wasn't high on their list of priorities. Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>was imprisoned at Andersonville, a huge, disgusting prison. This is

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<v Speaker 2>how he described his stay there. The stench was so

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<v Speaker 2>great that I remember the first time I went down there,

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<v Speaker 2>I wondered that every man in the place did not

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<v Speaker 2>die from the effects. It was a living mass of

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<v Speaker 2>putrification and filth. There were maggots there, and I had

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<v Speaker 2>to take the food to the stream and wash the

0:19:46.605 --> 0:19:54.125
<v Speaker 2>maggots from it. Ew Corbett got sick like most people there.

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<v Speaker 2>There was hardly any edible food, clean water.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of disease.

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<v Speaker 2>He also had to sleep out in the elements, exposed

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<v Speaker 2>to the scorching sun all day. He ended up having

0:20:06.565 --> 0:20:11.405
<v Speaker 2>scars on his body from all the burns. But you know,

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<v Speaker 2>despite all of that, in prison, Corbett was like, Wow,

0:20:15.085 --> 0:20:18.685
<v Speaker 2>this is a great time to convert people. He began

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<v Speaker 2>preaching with another prisoner and they would preside over funerals

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<v Speaker 2>and have other services. Some people in the prison were like,

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<v Speaker 2>goddamn it, please stop, this isn't the time. But then

0:20:29.245 --> 0:20:31.845
<v Speaker 2>other soldiers were so desperate they were like, yeah, this

0:20:31.885 --> 0:20:39.765
<v Speaker 2>is a good idea. Jesus, save us from these Mangy Confederates.

0:20:41.805 --> 0:20:44.485
<v Speaker 2>The months grew colder, and more and more soldiers died.

0:20:45.165 --> 0:20:48.605
<v Speaker 2>One Union prisoner said many of the men froze to death,

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<v Speaker 2>and instead of burial, the hogs disposed.

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<v Speaker 1>Of their remains.

0:20:55.565 --> 0:20:58.365
<v Speaker 2>Corbett, though he wasn't going to be eaten by no hog.

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<v Speaker 2>He was released in late eighteen sixty four. He had survived,

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<v Speaker 2>but he would continue to suffer from the diseases he

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<v Speaker 2>contracted there for the rest of his life. The Civil

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<v Speaker 2>War ended a few months later, and then you'll know

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<v Speaker 2>what happened. John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln Bang Bang. Booth

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<v Speaker 2>ran the fuck out of there, which started a dramatic man.

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<v Speaker 1>Hunt for him.

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<v Speaker 2>At this point, Corbett had mostly recovered from his time

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<v Speaker 2>at the prison, and he was part of a regiment

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<v Speaker 2>that was given orders to hunt down Booth. Specifically, the

0:21:36.805 --> 0:21:43.525
<v Speaker 2>order was to capture him, not to kill him. Corbett's

0:21:43.605 --> 0:21:47.325
<v Speaker 2>regiment found Booth. Booth was hiding out in a barn

0:21:47.685 --> 0:21:51.605
<v Speaker 2>that belonged to a Virginia tobacco farmer. Booth was there

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<v Speaker 2>with his accomplice. His accomplice surrendered immediately. He was like, please,

0:21:55.885 --> 0:21:59.045
<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, don't shoot me. But Booth was like, hell, no,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going out. He said, I will not be

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<v Speaker 2>taken alive. So the Union's soldiers were like, Okay, he's

0:22:06.205 --> 0:22:08.085
<v Speaker 2>not coming out, so I guess we should figure out

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<v Speaker 2>something to do to get him out. So what they

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<v Speaker 2>did is they set the barn on fire. They're like,

0:22:15.725 --> 0:22:18.005
<v Speaker 2>surely this will get John Wilkes Booth out of there,

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<v Speaker 2>but Booth he was like, no, I'm still not coming out. Corbett,

0:22:25.245 --> 0:22:28.005
<v Speaker 2>like the rest of the soldiers, was stationed around the

0:22:28.045 --> 0:22:31.485
<v Speaker 2>barn and where he was was a crack in the

0:22:31.525 --> 0:22:35.285
<v Speaker 2>barn wall and he could actually see John Wilkes Booth.

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<v Speaker 2>So he talked to his lieutenant. He was like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I can see his ass. Can I go in and

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<v Speaker 2>try to get him? But his lieutenant was like, no,

0:22:42.485 --> 0:22:45.765
<v Speaker 2>you can't do that. But it seemed that Corbett was

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<v Speaker 2>a little eager to kill this guy because.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened next was a little suss.

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<v Speaker 2>But allegedly, when Corbett looked through the crack another time,

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<v Speaker 2>he saw Booth loading up his gun. So Corbett got

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<v Speaker 2>his own gun and shot him through the crack and

0:23:02.565 --> 0:23:04.885
<v Speaker 2>bang bang, Corbett.

0:23:04.365 --> 0:23:05.405
<v Speaker 1>Got him right in the head.

0:23:06.405 --> 0:23:09.085
<v Speaker 2>The wound was almost in the same spot as the

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<v Speaker 2>one Lincoln had received from Booth. I imagine the lieutenant wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>pleased though, because he was like Corbett, I literally just

0:23:17.645 --> 0:23:20.725
<v Speaker 2>told you don't shoot him. But Boston was like, oh,

0:23:20.725 --> 0:23:24.885
<v Speaker 2>he was loading his gun. I was just saving everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>After John Willikes Booth was shot, he was apprehended and

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<v Speaker 2>dragged to the porch of the farmhouse.

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<v Speaker 1>He was wailing in agony. He was completely.

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<v Speaker 2>Paralyzed, in an extreme pain and just kept yelling out,

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<v Speaker 2>please kill me. Honestly relatable, and he died a few

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<v Speaker 2>moments later due to the bullet wound. And Corbett was

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<v Speaker 2>about to become a celebrity be back after these soothing advertisements.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a bit awkward when you were given speci

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<v Speaker 2>orders not to kill someone and then you do. After

0:24:09.845 --> 0:24:13.445
<v Speaker 2>Boston Corbett shot John Wilkes Booth, Corbett was sent to Washington,

0:24:13.525 --> 0:24:17.965
<v Speaker 2>d c. For questioning, but he wasn't punished. Instead, he

0:24:18.045 --> 0:24:25.925
<v Speaker 2>was released and hailed as a hero. People wanted him

0:24:25.965 --> 0:24:28.125
<v Speaker 2>to regale them with a tale of what happened when

0:24:28.125 --> 0:24:29.005
<v Speaker 2>he shot Booth.

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<v Speaker 1>They wanted to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.

0:24:32.245 --> 0:24:35.965
<v Speaker 2>People wanted to buy his gun, and Corbett was like, actually,

0:24:36.005 --> 0:24:38.725
<v Speaker 2>this isn't my gun. This is the governments. But government,

0:24:38.765 --> 0:24:40.405
<v Speaker 2>will you let me keep the pony? I want to

0:24:40.445 --> 0:24:46.365
<v Speaker 2>keep my pony, please. And the problem with being a

0:24:46.405 --> 0:24:49.165
<v Speaker 2>hero is that it's a lot of pressure, don't I

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<v Speaker 2>know it? And also a lot of people loved him,

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<v Speaker 2>but a lot of people also hated him, like people

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<v Speaker 2>from the South who were still like the Confederacy. He

0:25:00.725 --> 0:25:03.925
<v Speaker 2>started getting letters from Southerners threatening to kill him, so

0:25:03.965 --> 0:25:05.405
<v Speaker 2>he kept a gun on him at all time.

0:25:06.205 --> 0:25:08.645
<v Speaker 1>He was jumpy, paranoid, and.

0:25:08.645 --> 0:25:11.245
<v Speaker 2>Corbett, well, we've seen that he's not the most mentally

0:25:11.285 --> 0:25:16.805
<v Speaker 2>stable of guys, so this pressure was not good for him.

0:25:16.965 --> 0:25:19.325
<v Speaker 2>While still in the army, Corbett and his regiment were

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<v Speaker 2>sent outside Washington, d c.

0:25:20.965 --> 0:25:21.605
<v Speaker 1>For a patrol.

0:25:22.445 --> 0:25:25.165
<v Speaker 2>Corbett was walking around looking for a dry place to

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<v Speaker 2>sleep in a stable.

0:25:27.245 --> 0:25:28.165
<v Speaker 1>The only places he.

0:25:28.085 --> 0:25:30.965
<v Speaker 2>Could find asleep were damp, but he was still suffering

0:25:30.965 --> 0:25:33.285
<v Speaker 2>with the illnesses from being a prisoner of war, and

0:25:33.325 --> 0:25:35.485
<v Speaker 2>he was like, this damp hay is going to be

0:25:35.485 --> 0:25:38.885
<v Speaker 2>my undoing. He finally found a dry spot to sleep

0:25:38.885 --> 0:25:40.605
<v Speaker 2>and a part of the stable he was not allowed

0:25:40.645 --> 0:25:45.125
<v Speaker 2>to go in. A sergeant accosted him and was like, hey,

0:25:45.165 --> 0:25:47.605
<v Speaker 2>you can't sleep there, and then Corbett pulled out his

0:25:47.645 --> 0:25:52.245
<v Speaker 2>gun and pointed it at the sergeant. He didn't shoot,

0:25:52.725 --> 0:25:55.965
<v Speaker 2>but he left, and then he was court martialed, but

0:25:56.005 --> 0:25:59.085
<v Speaker 2>then he got off because of his rising celebrity, and

0:25:59.165 --> 0:26:03.525
<v Speaker 2>also his health was just getting worse and worse. The

0:26:03.565 --> 0:26:06.165
<v Speaker 2>war was over, so his doctor's recommend did he leave

0:26:06.285 --> 0:26:10.525
<v Speaker 2>DC with its terrible summers and returned to New York City.

0:26:11.125 --> 0:26:13.525
<v Speaker 2>So that's what he did, and he went back to

0:26:13.565 --> 0:26:17.925
<v Speaker 2>making hats and preaching. But now Corbett had another source

0:26:17.965 --> 0:26:21.045
<v Speaker 2>of income. People paid him to lecture on what happened

0:26:21.125 --> 0:26:26.125
<v Speaker 2>and bought autographs from him. He was being elevated from

0:26:26.165 --> 0:26:30.045
<v Speaker 2>street preacher to booked and busy preacher, even though God

0:26:30.245 --> 0:26:34.325
<v Speaker 2>wasn't really why people wanted to talk to him. Meanwhile,

0:26:34.845 --> 0:26:37.765
<v Speaker 2>Corbett's former regiment was trying to get the reward money

0:26:37.805 --> 0:26:41.085
<v Speaker 2>for capturing Booth. Corbett had also submitted to get some

0:26:41.165 --> 0:26:46.405
<v Speaker 2>reward money, and he eventually got a whopping one hundred dollars.

0:26:47.645 --> 0:26:49.965
<v Speaker 2>And while he was in New York, he was still

0:26:49.965 --> 0:26:53.165
<v Speaker 2>getting death threats and there were all these conspiracies popping

0:26:53.205 --> 0:26:58.405
<v Speaker 2>up that Booth was actually still alive. Corbett moved again

0:26:58.485 --> 0:27:02.365
<v Speaker 2>because he needed more work first somewhere in Connecticut and

0:27:02.405 --> 0:27:04.805
<v Speaker 2>then to Camden, where he was given a job at

0:27:04.805 --> 0:27:09.245
<v Speaker 2>a Methodist mission and then started his own. But unfortunately,

0:27:09.245 --> 0:27:12.085
<v Speaker 2>despite his fervor for God and his fame, his mission

0:27:12.165 --> 0:27:15.405
<v Speaker 2>wasn't very popular. He only had eighteen members and he

0:27:15.445 --> 0:27:17.285
<v Speaker 2>still had to make hats to make ends meet.

0:27:18.525 --> 0:27:21.005
<v Speaker 1>In eighteen seventy four, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio.

0:27:22.245 --> 0:27:24.845
<v Speaker 2>He moved into a boarding house and continued working as

0:27:24.845 --> 0:27:27.725
<v Speaker 2>a hatter and was still asked to do an occasional speech.

0:27:28.765 --> 0:27:30.965
<v Speaker 2>He still traveled with two guns on him at all

0:27:31.045 --> 0:27:33.765
<v Speaker 2>times because he was convinced a lot of people were

0:27:33.805 --> 0:27:38.165
<v Speaker 2>out there trying to kill him. He was more and

0:27:38.205 --> 0:27:41.085
<v Speaker 2>more paranoid. One of the borders in the house he

0:27:41.165 --> 0:27:44.045
<v Speaker 2>was living at remember talking to Corbett about the day

0:27:44.085 --> 0:27:47.765
<v Speaker 2>he killed Booth. Corbett then went on to pace around

0:27:47.805 --> 0:27:51.405
<v Speaker 2>the room and he would quote frequently clasp his hands

0:27:51.405 --> 0:27:56.285
<v Speaker 2>and exclaim, the Lord have mercy on my soul end quote.

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<v Speaker 2>That night, the Border made some sort of noise in

0:27:58.485 --> 0:28:01.965
<v Speaker 2>his sleep that made Corbett wake up. Corbett sat up,

0:28:02.125 --> 0:28:05.365
<v Speaker 2>drew out his pistol, and shoved it into the boarder's chest.

0:28:06.085 --> 0:28:12.485
<v Speaker 2>He eventually calmed down and went back to sleep. Corbett

0:28:12.485 --> 0:28:15.765
<v Speaker 2>moves back to Camden, and in a desperate attempt in

0:28:15.805 --> 0:28:19.485
<v Speaker 2>eighteen seventy eight, he wrote a letter to President Rutherford B.

0:28:19.685 --> 0:28:23.765
<v Speaker 1>Hayes asking for a job. For one of his.

0:28:23.765 --> 0:28:26.885
<v Speaker 2>References, Corbett told the president to look at to quote

0:28:27.005 --> 0:28:29.165
<v Speaker 2>the words of Solomon in the ninth.

0:28:28.965 --> 0:28:30.725
<v Speaker 1>Chapter of Ecclesiastes.

0:28:31.925 --> 0:28:35.925
<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, it seems that Ecclesiastes didn't give him a good recommendation,

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<v Speaker 2>because President Hayes didn't end up giving.

0:28:38.085 --> 0:28:38.925
<v Speaker 1>Corbett a job.

0:28:42.845 --> 0:28:45.925
<v Speaker 2>Later that year, Corbett moved to Kansas, got some land

0:28:46.445 --> 0:28:50.445
<v Speaker 2>and started homesteading, despite having no experience farming and also

0:28:50.525 --> 0:28:54.805
<v Speaker 2>being sickly. He lived out on the prairie, and he

0:28:54.845 --> 0:28:59.325
<v Speaker 2>didn't really live in a house. Technically it was a dugout,

0:29:00.205 --> 0:29:05.765
<v Speaker 2>but most people just describe it as a whole. Wasn't

0:29:05.805 --> 0:29:09.805
<v Speaker 2>a good farmer, wasn't making enough money, so he wrote

0:29:09.845 --> 0:29:12.685
<v Speaker 2>to the US Bureau of Pensions being like, hey, and

0:29:12.805 --> 0:29:15.565
<v Speaker 2>I have some money. I was a prisoner of war

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<v Speaker 2>and because of that I have constant diarrhea, scurvy, fever, rheumatism.

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<v Speaker 2>He eventually got his pension, but he went through the

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<v Speaker 2>money fast. Corbett was living near Concordia, Kansas, and around

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<v Speaker 2>the town. He was pretty notorious. He was well known.

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<v Speaker 2>People knew of his celebrity. People would come up to

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<v Speaker 2>him and ask him what happened on the day that

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<v Speaker 2>he killed Booth. But still he was a paranoid guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of his favorite.

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<v Speaker 2>Activities while he was living in Kansas were killing birds

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<v Speaker 2>with his gun, or threatening locals with his gun when

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<v Speaker 2>he thought they weren't obeying the lord, or if they

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<v Speaker 2>were making jokes about him. But living in a hole

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<v Speaker 2>and threatening people wasn't going to last forever, especially if

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<v Speaker 2>your paranoia was out of control and you're constantly convinced

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<v Speaker 2>everyone is trying to kill you. Eventually, Corbett went too far.

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<v Speaker 2>A friend of his from the war got him a

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<v Speaker 2>job as the assistant doorkeeper of the House of Representatives

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<v Speaker 2>in Kansas. Mostly he maintained the building with the staff,

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<v Speaker 2>but one day he heard two fellow workers cracking jokes

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<v Speaker 2>with each other, and he was convinced they were laughing

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<v Speaker 2>at him. He pulled out a gun and started chasing them.

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<v Speaker 2>Once they were out of sight, Corbett resumed his job

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<v Speaker 2>of sweeping up the hallway until the sergeant at arms

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<v Speaker 2>came up to him and was like, hey, I heard

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<v Speaker 2>you pulled a gun out on some folks.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not supposed to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>And what Corbett did was then he pulled his gun

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<v Speaker 2>out on that guy. The sergeant backed away and Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>went to go sit down. A journalist happened to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the building sat down next to him, probably wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to ask him some questions about Booth, and then.

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<v Speaker 1>Again Corbett pulled his gun out.

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<v Speaker 2>The journalists scurried away. Some other officials approached him and

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<v Speaker 2>they were like, hey, Corbett, we need you to stop

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<v Speaker 2>pulling your gun out on people.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know what he did. He pulled out his

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<v Speaker 1>gun and he was like, you get out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyway, they went and got the police, and the police

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<v Speaker 2>jumped him, pinned him to the floor before he could

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<v Speaker 2>get his gun, and they took him to jail. At

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<v Speaker 2>the trial, Corbett was so paranoid, explaining that there was

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<v Speaker 2>a huge conspiracy to kill him by John Wilkes Booth sympathizers,

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<v Speaker 2>that he was taken to an insane asylum. There, he

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<v Speaker 2>continued to think everyone was out to get him, and

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<v Speaker 2>also started writing his own death threats, saying the Kansas

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<v Speaker 2>governor and other Kansas officials better watch their backs. Seven

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<v Speaker 2>months later, a judge ruled that he was permanently insane

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<v Speaker 2>and that it was unlikely he'd ever leave the asylum.

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<v Speaker 2>But when God is on your side and you've inhiled

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<v Speaker 2>mercury for most of your life, never say never. One

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<v Speaker 2>day in eighteen eighty eight, about a year into his

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<v Speaker 2>asylum sentence, Corbett was outside walking the grounds with some

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<v Speaker 2>other patients. No one considered him a flight risk, so

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't under that much supervision.

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<v Speaker 1>But that day a little boy rode.

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<v Speaker 2>Up to the asylum on a pony, and then the

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<v Speaker 2>boy tied the pony to a fence. Corbett saw that

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<v Speaker 2>pony and was like, I'm gonna get the heck addy here.

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<v Speaker 2>So he broke away from the other inmates, untied the pony,

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<v Speaker 2>and galloped away, chasing the horizon, which was gray from

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<v Speaker 2>all the mercury.

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<v Speaker 1>Corbett rode hard.

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<v Speaker 2>Alerts were put out for his arrest, because remember he

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<v Speaker 2>was making all those death threats and he was also

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<v Speaker 2>a wee bit crazy. He rode to one of his

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<v Speaker 2>friend's houses, Richard Thatcher, who was on his side, He.

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<v Speaker 1>Was like, hell, yes, brother, you escape, that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>Corbett wouldn't accept a bed to sleep in, so he

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<v Speaker 2>slept outside. He didn't stay long about a day, because

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<v Speaker 2>he knew he had to high tail it out of there.

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<v Speaker 2>He might be arrested, and of course he might get

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<v Speaker 2>attacked by booth conspirators and the mercury and God.

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<v Speaker 1>Corbett told his friend.

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<v Speaker 2>That he was going to Mexico, and Thatcher saw Corbett

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<v Speaker 2>jump on a train headed south and then no one

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<v Speaker 2>knows exactly what happened to him. Some people have suggested

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<v Speaker 2>that Corbett died in this Big Fire Minnesota in eighteen

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<v Speaker 2>ninety four. Another record showed a man claiming to be

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Corbett have been arrested for pension fraud in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>oh five.

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<v Speaker 1>Who knows, but hopefully he found some.

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<v Speaker 2>Peace, but judging on how much he was losing his mind,

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<v Speaker 2>he probably did end. Isn't that a fun way to

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<v Speaker 2>end this episode? Life is a nightmare and it only

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<v Speaker 2>gets worse. As always, we learn a lesson from American filth,

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<v Speaker 2>and in this episode we learned.

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<v Speaker 1>That even if you're a part of a huge historical.

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<v Speaker 2>Moment where you assassinate the guy who assassinated the president,

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<v Speaker 2>you're still going to have to live paycheck to paycheck,

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<v Speaker 2>hardly making any money, and be a poor Christian. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the American dream. Just so you guys know, this is

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<v Speaker 2>the end of season one of American Filth. Over the

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<v Speaker 2>next few weeks we will do some reruns, but we

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<v Speaker 2>will be back with new episodes starting in September.

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<v Speaker 1>Que the credits.

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<v Speaker 2>American Filth is a production of School of Humans and

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