Well, did you know that around the turn of the century, Lorain had their own version of Otis who used to lock himself up too? And that he was a poet to boot?
Read all about it in the colorful article below by Robert Siegel that appeared in the Lorain Journal on January 19, 1953. Siegel had interviewed George Horsley of 922 Lakeview Avenue., who had saved some vintage clippings that revealed the “tale of the poet-laureate of the city clink."
It’s written in an amusing manner almost reminiscent of Damon Runyon, with its references to gendarmes and the hoosegow.
Best of all, there’s even a sample of the eccentric inmate’s poetry.
