The
story
below
is
exactly
what
we
pay
our
Congressional
Representatives
for...
Judy
Wallman,
a
professional
genealogy
researcher
here
in
southern
California
,
was
doing
some
personal
work
on
her
own
family
tree.
She
discovered
that
Harry
Reid's
great-great
uncle,
Remus
Reid,
was
hanged
for
horse
stealing
and
train
robbery
in
Montana
in
1889.
Both
Judy
and
Harry
Reid
share
this
common
ancestor.
Harry Reid
-
The
only
known
photograph
of
Remus
shows
him
standing
on
the
gallows
in
Montana
territory.
-
On
the
back
of
the
picture
Judy
obtained
during
her
research
is
this
inscription:
'Remus
Reid,
horse
thief,
sent
to
Montana
Territorial
Prison
1885,
escaped
1887,
robbed
the
Montana
Flyer
six
times.
Caught
by
Pinkerton
detectives,
convicted
and
hanged
in
1889.'
So
Judy
recently
e-mailed
Congressman
Harry
Reid
for
information
about
their
great-great
uncle.
Believe
it
or
not,
Harry
Reid's
staff
sent
back
the
following
biographical
sketch
for
her
genealogy
research:
'Remus
Reid
was
a
famous
cowboy
in
the
Montana
Territory
.
His
business
empire
grew
to
include
acquisition
of
valuable
equestrian
assets
and
intimate
dealings
with
the
Montana
railroad.
Beginning
in
1883,
he
devoted
several
years
of
his
life
to
government
service,
finally
taking
leave
to
resume
his
dealings
with
the
railroad.
In
1887,
he
was
a
key
player
in a
vital
investigation
run
by
the
renowned
Pinkerton
Detective
Agency.
In
1889,
Remus
passed
away
during
an
important
civic
function
held
in
his
honor
when
the
platform
upon
which
he
was
standing
collapsed.
NOW
THAT
is
how
it's
done
folks!
That's
real
SPIN.
