PAID FOR BY SMUGGLING…
I am William Parker. I am a Smuggler in Salem and the Parker Brothers’ grandfather. My cousin’s mysterious death before he presided over the famous Joseph White murder of 1830 led my grandson to purchase Cluedo and rename it Clue. The mysterious death of Chief Justice Isaac Parker the night before he was to be in court spurred my grandson’s purchase of the game.
I was smuggling through the tunnel under the granite steps of my house. Shhh!!! I might have helped my grandsons start their company from my underground ventures…
Find out more in Salem Secret Underground: The History of the Tunnels in the City and its sequel Sub Rosa. Available at Remember Salem, Jolie Tea, Wicked Good Books, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com.
Salem House Press
http://www.salemhousepress.com