The Legend of Tangle Foot

My grandma recently told me the following story:

When I was 11, your great, great grandma took in a boarder who we called Tangle Foot because he had one of those tangled feet. One time he tried to strangle her so she started inviting me over to spend the night at her place for protection.

Observations:

 1.    Back in the day, child labor was so bad that 11 year olds were well qualified body guards.

2.    At no point does my grandma say that Tangle Foot was forced to move out after the attack.

3.    Back in the day, if you had an obvious physical deformity you could no longer be called by your birth name. Please enjoy this old timey re-enactment.