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Subject: Crime and other happenings in early Colorado Sun May 15, 2016 1:04 pm
Interesting early stories, mainly of crime, from the Silverton, Colorado Standard, a newspaper which still exists today. I thought you might be interested, from a historical viewpoint. Note the 1881 murder of a marshal, and what happens if another poker player thinks you've been cheating.
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Subject: Re: Crime and other happenings in early Colorado Mon May 16, 2016 6:52 am
Very interesting articles, RA! It read like an oater plot complete with a lynch mob. One point really struck me--the man who was shot through the wall. I bet that happened more often than not since a lot of the old places had little or no insulation. Silverton was wild (and still is by some accounts).
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