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Michael Malloy (1873 – February 22, 1933), alias Mike the Durable and Iron Mike, was a homeless Irishman from County Donegal who lived in New York City during the 1920s and 30s.〔Simon Read. ''On the House: The Bizarre Killing of Michael Molloy'', Berkley Books, 2005. ISBN 978-0-425-20678-2〕〔Deborah Blum. ''The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York'', Penguin Press, Feb 18, 2010. ISBN 978-1-59420-243-8. The story of 'Mike the Durable' is retold in chapter 10 "Carbon Monoxide". See also Blum's article ("The Strange Death of Mike the Durable" ) in ''Women in Crime Inc'', March 23, 2010.〕 Although he was a former firefighter, he is most famous for surviving a number of attempts on his life by five acquaintances, who were attempting to commit life insurance fraud.〔〔(The Killing of Michael Molloy )〕 ==Failed murder attempts== The events that led to Malloy's death began in January 1933.〔〔 He was, at the time, alcoholic and homeless.〔〔 Five men who were acquainted with Malloy: Tony Marino, Joseph "Red" Murphy, Francis Pasqua, Hershey Green, and Daniel Kriesberg (later dubbed "the Murder Trust" by the headlines), plotted to take out three life insurance policies on Malloy and then get him to drink himself to death.〔〔 The first part of the plot was successful (probably achieved with the aid of a corrupt insurance agent), and they stood to gain over $3,500 (more than $61,000 by 2011's standards by the CPI) if Malloy died an accidental death.〔〔 Marino owned a speakeasy and gave Malloy unlimited credit, thinking Malloy would abuse it and drink himself to death.〔〔 Although Malloy drank for a majority of his waking day, it did not kill him. To remedy this, antifreeze was substituted for liquor, but still, Malloy would drink until he passed out, wake up, and come back for more.〔〔 Antifreeze was substituted with turpentine, followed by horse liniment, and finally mixed in rat poison.〔 Still, Malloy lived. The group then tried raw oysters soaked in wood alcohol.〔〔 This idea apparently came from Pasqua, who saw a man die after eating oysters with whiskey.〔 Then came a sandwich of spoiled sardines mixed with poison and carpet tacks.〔〔 When that failed, they decided that it was unlikely that anything Malloy ingested was going to kill him, so the Murder Trust decided to freeze him to death. On a night when the temperature reached −14 °F (−26 °C), Malloy drank until he passed out, was carried to a park, dumped in the snow, and had five gallons (19 L) of water poured on his bare chest.〔〔 Nevertheless, Malloy reappeared the following day for his drink. The next attempt on his life came when they hit him with Green's taxi, moving at 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).〔〔 This put Malloy in the hospital for three weeks with broken bones.〔 The gang presumed he was dead but was unable to collect the policy on him.〔 When he again appeared at the bar, they decided on one last approach. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Malloy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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