Gator's Totem
The events in this story are true. Pulled from newspaper articles and official police reports, the facts have been presented as accurately as possible, considering the circumstances. July 22 1932 Bridgeport, Louisiana Davis Trout entered the bank wearing a wool overcoat in the southern summer heat. He was flanked by two men, both wearing the same type of coat and both sweating profusely, from a combination of nerves and the Louisiana humidity. The few patrons in the bank who noticed the three men enter knew something foul was about to happen. Phil Lombard nudged his wife, and whispered, “Hide this,” as he handed her the fifteen dollars they had come to deposit into their bank account. Just as his wife took the folded bills and pressed them in the underside of her belt, Davis Trout and his accomplices opened their coats and revealed the weapons hidden beneath. “Up against the wall!” Davis Trout shouted. He waved a Tommy Gu...