Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
James Jeffrey Roche
Born: May 31, 1847
Died: April 3, 1908 (aged 60)
Bio: James Jeffrey Roche was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat. Roche emigrated as a young child, and grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He came to Boston in 1866, and joined the staff of the Irish newspaper.
Known for:
- Her Majesty the King: A Romance of the Harem (1898)
- By-ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters (1901)
- The V-a-s-e & Other Bric-à-brac (1900)