Wyoming People: Judge Jacob Blair Helped Tame Wild West With A Gavel, Not A Gun

Good judges were hard to find in Wyoming during the state’s fledgling years as a territory; 1860s Wyoming was practically lawless. Vigilante justice abounded. Judge Jacob Blair tried to change that.

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