The Mad Bomber of New York (49 page)

“for further care and treatment”
: Ibid.

With specific regard to Matteawan
: See
Baxtrom v. Herald,
383 U.S. 107, 86 S.Ct. 760 (1966), and
Schuster v. Herold,
410 F.2d 1071, 1073, (1969).

“We have, thankfully, come a long way”
:
Schuster v. Herold,
410 F.2d 1071, 1073, (1969).

In a long and often incoherent handwritten plea
: Petition for Dismissal of Indictment dated November 16, 1970
, George Metesky v District Attorney Frank Hogan
, Supreme Court Borough of Manhattan, Indictment No. 321/57.

“The laws are explicit”
: #1 Supplement To Petition for Dismissal of Indictment dated December 5, 1970
, George Metesky v District Attorney Frank Hogan
, Supreme Court Borough of Manhattan, Indictment No. 321/57.

“AS THE COURT WELL KNOWS,”
: Response to Application for Order of Detention, dated January 12, 1972,
George Metesky v District Attorney Frank Hogan
, Supreme Court Kings County, Indictment No. 269/57.

“The defendant, George P. Metesky”
: Memorandum on Behalf of George P. Metesky, Defendant,
The People of the State of New York v. George P. Metesky,
Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, Indictment No. 269/1957.

“The emphasis should be on programs”
: “High Court Backs Commitment Cure,”
New York Times
, May 30, 1973, 14.

“No longer is the key ‘thrown away'”
: Memorandum of Decision dated September 20, 1973,
The People of the State of New York v. George P. Metesky,
Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Kings, Indictment No. 269/1957.

“Sixteen years ago”
: “Bomber Wins His Freedom,”
Times
(San Mateo, California), December 13, 1973, 9 (UPI).

EPILOGUE

Attracted by his populist message
: Jonah Raskin,
For the Hell of It: The Life and Times of Abbie Hoffman
(University of California Press, 1998), 100–101.

“He epitomizes the futility”
: Richard Goldstein, “In Search of George Metesky,”
Village Voice
, March 16, 1967, 5, 6.

“He was known as the Eisenhower”
: Telephone interview with Franklyn Engel of February 9, 2010.

Though it was posited
: “Expert Fears Violence in U.S. Is Going to Get Worse,”
New York Times
, March 13, 1970, 1.

“I was in hope of finding a better world”
: “Metesky recalls years as bomber,”
Anniston Star
, December 18, 1974, 2F (AP).

“I expected to go before I was 57”
: Ibid.

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Night Beat,
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TRANSCRIPTS, COURT RECORDS, POLICE FILES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S NOTES

Transcript of Interrogation of George Metesky
,
17 4th Street, Waterbury, Connecticut, at Police Headquarters, January 22, 1957
.
Contained in files of New York County Supreme Court,
The People of the State of New York against George P. Metesky, a/k/a George Milauskas
, indictment no. 321/1957. Courtesy of NYC Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Transcript of Court Appearance,
The People of the State of New York vs. George Metesky,
City Magistrates' Court of the City of New York Felony Court, Borough of Manhattan, Docket No. 1226. January 22, 1957. Courtesy of NYC Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Memorandum of Interview with Detective Michael Lynch, Badge #866, with Assistant District Attorney Howard Blank dated April 15, 1957. Contained in files of New York County Supreme Court,
The People of the State of New York against George P. Metesky, a/k/a George Milauskas
, Indictment No. 321/1957. Courtesy of NYC Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Memorandum of Opinion from Detective William Schmitt, Shield #909, Bomb Squad concerning List of Items Found at 17 Fourth Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. January 24, 1957. Contained in files of New York County Supreme Court,
The People of the State of New York against George P. Metesky, a/k/a George Milauskas
, Indictment No. 321/1957. Courtesy of NYC Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Psychiatric notes contained in files of New York County Supreme Court,
The People of the State of New York against George P. Metesky, a/k/a George Milauskas
, Indictment No. 321/1957. Courtesy of NYC Department of Records/Municipal Archives.

Testimony of James B. Leggett, Chief of Detectives, Police Department of the City of New York, on March 27, 1957, during a Section 662a Hearing before Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, Kings County Court,
The People of New York vs. George Metesky,
Indictment No. 269/1957.

Testimony of Dr. Albert A. LaVerne, on March 27, 1957, during a Section 662a Hearing before Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, Kings County Court,
The People of New York vs. George Metesky,
Indictment No. 269/1957.

Testimony of Dr. Albert A. LaVerne, on April 10, 1957, during a Section 662a Hearing before Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz, Kings County Court,
The People of New York vs. George Metesky,
Indictment No. 269/1957.