Law & Order Index Page

The methods by which one determines a person's guilt and the types of punishment meted out for those 'crimes' may have changed significantly throughout the years, but the need for a stable and lawful community has not.  These stories, told from a variety of perspectives, detail the circumstances and events that led up to various crimes and the eventual capture, imprisonment, release or execution of the criminal. 

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• Frank Earl:  Man Executed After 1907 Sidney Murder
• Complaints About Juries Have Long History
• Chief O'Leary:  A Fixture in City Law Enforcement for 60 Years
• The Good Old Days?  
• Rumley Man Convicted of Killing Girl, Only Person Publicly Executed Locally
• Buddie Shang:  A Black Man Accused of Murder

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