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Twisting case follows 1921 shootout with railroad detectives in Jamestown, ND

Three transients were killed by railroad detectives in Jamestown. Written By: Keith Norman | × The grave of Fred Johnson in McGinnis Cemetery in Jamestown proclaims how he was killed and when. Keith Norman / The Sun JAMESTOWN, N.D. May 8, 1921, likely started as a quiet Sunday in Jamestown. North Dakota s blue laws prohibited most businesses from being open along with activities like baseball and plays or movies. Late that afternoon, gunfire erupted on the north edge of Jamestown resulting in the deaths of three men. According to newspaper reports, railroad detectives William Wyant and Henry Kearns were acting on a tip that three transients were planning to rob a boxcar in Jamestown.

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Twisting case follows 1921 shootout with railroad detectives in Jamestown, ND

Twisting case follows 1921 shootout with railroad detectives in Jamestown, ND
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Keeping the good stuff in 1921 | Jamestown Sun

Keeping the good stuff in 1921 In June 1921, the Stutsman County sheriff pursues state officials who have taken booze from the evidence storage at the Stutsman County Courthouse. Written By: By Keith Norman | 6:00 am, Jun. 5, 2021 × Enforcing North Dakota’s prohibition laws was a challenge for law enforcement officers for about the first 43 years the state existed. A century ago, June 1921, the Stutsman County sheriff even had to chase down the same illegal goods twice. The story begins when officials made a sizable booze bust down around Millarton. According to the newspaper reports, 42 cases of “good stuff” was confiscated in the raid and a South Dakota man was arrested.

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