Word: afgudiniali
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Coney Island, N. Y., one Ali Afgudiniali, a Hindu watchman, was robbed by three men. With two of them he fought bravely but when he saw that the third was a midget not more than a yard high with a huge horrible head and the hands of a pudgy baby, he tried to run away...
Last week, the police captured one of the men who had robbed and beaten Ali Afgudiniali. He was Max Sussar who gave his age as 20 and his height as 38 inches. Scowling and cursing, the little monstrosity was dragged into court where he dodged under a chair and remained hidden for 15 minutes. When hauled out Max Sussar claimed that he was "only the lookout" for his gang. Twisting his pitiful face into a look of rage, he sat in a chair, swinging his let's. "I like rye whiskey and women," he told reporters...
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