George Appo

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George Appo
George Appo (c. 1880)
Born(1856-07-04)July 4, 1856
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMay 17, 1930(1930-05-17) (aged 73)
New York City, U.S.

George Washington Appo (July 4, 1856 – May 17, 1930) was a pickpocket and fraudster whose manner of speech in a testimony became influential in depictions of criminals [how?]. George himself wrote an autobiography, unpublished, and became the subject of a book.[1]

Quimbo Appo

Appo's father was a Chinese immigrant from

Ningbo city with various names ("Quimbo Appo" or "Chang Quimbo Appo", Chinese name "Lee Ah Bow"), while his mother, Catherine Fitzpatrick, was an Irish American. His father spent time in prison, while his mother and sister died enroute to California to visit her brother.[2][failed verification
] His mixed ancestry led a Louis Beck to present Appo as a story warning against miscegenation.[3]

Incarceration and life of crime

Appo served time in various New York penitentiaries including

Poughkeepsie at one point in his life.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Good Fellow and a Wise Guy" by WILLIAM BRYK in the August 9, 2006 edition of The New York Sun
  2. ^ "The Chinese Syndrome". 2 November 1999.
  3. ISBN 978-1-4399-0571-5
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  4. ISBN 978-0393329896
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