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February 25, 2017
Self-Righteous Devils: What Ozark Vigilantes of the 1880s Reveal About Modern America
who quickly posted bond before returning to the store with Tubal and a friend, shooting and wounding the storekeeper and his wife. The Taylor brothers surrendered to the local sheriff, confident they would be released after a brief jail stay. But that night, a Bald Knobber posse rode their horses into Forsyth, broke into the jail, and took the Taylors. The next day, the brothers were found dead, hanged from an oak tree outside of town, with a sign affixed to Tubal’s shirt that said, “Beware! These are the first victims of the wrath of outraged citizens. More will follow. The Bald Knobbers.” | Collectors Weekly
Posted by gerardvanderleun at February 25, 2017 3:07 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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While I'm sympathetic to the cause, I can't agree with the name.
Posted by: ghostsniper at February 25, 2017 6:46 PM
Rough justice rules
Beyond the ken
Of the wise and fools.
Posted by: Howard Nelson at February 26, 2017 5:46 AM
FYI - I'm from the Ozarks - a 'bald knob' is the local lingo for a hill that has no trees growing on top. They're eroded limestone and the the very top is usually just stone, which leaves a 'bald knob' while the areas lower down are covered with trees. Has nothing to do w/penis jokes. Well - it didn't 150 years ago.
Posted by: texascarl at February 27, 2017 11:42 AM