One Nation, Under God

Memories for the Week of October 7, 2015

100 years ago

October 7, 1915

Shaw always on the job

Frank Dalk and John Lester were arrested last Monday evening by Sheriff Shaw for carrying concealed weapons and taken to Malta where they received a sentence of 100 days in the county jail. The two were standing in the Palaco Saloon when Sheriff Shaw entered. He had been suspicious of the pair earlier in the evening and had them under his surveillance for some time.

When attempting to arrest, one of them tried to pull a gun from his pocket but was frustrated by quick action of John Gillespie who seized the gun before it could be brought...

 

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