Odessa is famous not only as a resort, but also as a city with a thieves bias. Here fraud and theft are a kind of everyday life. Many believe that the thieves began to manifest itself after the Second World War. But this is not so. They knew how to steal from the very birth of the city. Many legends and myths are associated with this topic. Today we talk for the gun.

Start

Earlier there was a large copper cannon near Duke. She was firmly attached to the platform. Once the townspeople did not hear her roar. Yes, I almost forgot, it was a signal gun. It turned out that the scoop took and stole this hulk.

Interestingly, the whole militia of the city and the whole region was looking for her. Yes, the police efforts were unsuccessful. The gun went missing. The city leaders tried to face the loss and decide what to do next. Put new or not.

It took a little more time. One fine day a prisonlodger was asked to the governor.

At that time, there was a tradition to request an appointment with the mayor for particularly important matters. Accordingly, as you understand, the mayor decided to accept the prisoner.

Scam number 2

So, the main fact of scam can be considered the fact of theft of a gun. But the continuation was no less curious. There is a mix of crime, humor and a sense of humor (yes, exactly).

Here is a particularly dangerous criminal to the governor. He is shackled and is accompanied by several escort people. The offender approached the mayor and said quietly that he was ready to show a witness who saw who stole a gun. True, for his "knock" he demanded a reward of 5 rubles. The mayor thought for a few seconds and agreed.

The company, which included the prisoner, the convoy and the mayor, went to Duke. Sidelets, approaching the monument, without thinking twice, said:

  • Here he is, the same witness.

At the same time, the sly one showed the monument with his hand.

The convoy jerked to punish the joker with a couple of butts. A grimace of anger appeared on the mayor’s face. But after a few seconds he laughed. The convoy hesitantly stopped halfway through. The mayor ordered to reward the humorist and give him the relying 5 rubles.

As you can see, Odessans knew and loved the joke even in those days. Humor and Odessa are two things that are inseparable from each other. No wonder it is in Odessa annually held humor.

To be continued...

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