Hanging Judge

by Fred H. Harrington and Fred Harvey Harrington

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Isaac C. Parker, the stern U.S. judge for Indian Territory from 1875 to 1896, brought law and order to a lawless frontier region. He held court in the border city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, but his jurisdiction extended over the Indian tribal lands to the west. Pressing juries for convictions, Parker sent seventy-nine convicted criminals to the gallows-as many as six at a time. More ofen than not, however, he passed sentences on thousands of liquor...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0806128399

ISBN13:9780806128399

Release Date:March 1996

Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

19th Century Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Judicial System Lawyers & Judges Legal Theory & Systems Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Professionals & Academics

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