Monthly Archives: October 2013

Once Upon a Crime: Bang Bangs, “Gosh Dang”s, and Chain Gangs

Posted on October 25, 2013 by hometown

Here are five crime-related stories in local newspapers of the late nineteenth century: On December 23, 1876, the Dallas Weekly Herald reported a disagreement between Fort Worth City Marshal Jim Courtright and N. H. Wilson after Wilson published an ad … Continue reading →

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