(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff * One day a newly elected sheriff, a bachelor, asked the retiring sheriff if he could give him any advice on running the jail. The veteran sheriff replied, "Yes, get married as soon as possible." * In its first 150 years, Reno County has elected thirty-two of its thirty-three different sheriffs. This book will introduce each one of the lawmen chronologically, in separate chapters, … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff
Cora Phares Brown
Sheriffs of Reno County: Ed Cunningham
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Ed Cunningham (1896-1971) Sheriff 1931-1935 · It’s Wednesday, July 1, 1936, in Hutchinson, Kansas. “Well, look what the cat drug in,” said Fay Brown, owner-operator of the Brown Wheel night club, as plain clothes city detective Ed Cunningham walked in the door. Fay Brown and Ed Cunningham were old chums, lawmen, who had worked on the Hutchinson police force in the early 1920s and had teamed up as … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Ed Cunningham
Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Fay Brown (1891-1968) Sheriff 1927-1931 · It’s Monday, August 3, 1931, in Hutchinson, Kansas. “Buenos días mi amigo,” said Fay Brown, 40, causing Houston Latimer Whiteside, 41, to smile. It was Fay’s common greeting to those men who had served on the Mexican border in 1916 during the international trouble. “We’re sorry for your deep personal loss,” continued Fay. “Julia was a gift to … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Fay Brown
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths· It’s September 1, 1927. Reno County Sheriff Fay Brown is driving to Wichita to attend a funeral service for a Wichita motorcycle officer who was killed in a pistol battle with bandits. * Fay understood death, or at least the ramifications of death. When both his parents died while he was a young child, his life drastically changed. Fay was farmed out, adopted by George Gorman, an elderly farmer, and raised with the help of George’s grown … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Line-of-Duty Deaths
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Wilkinson's Watermelon· (Conclusion - Part 2 of 2) It’s Sunday night, August 21, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Earlier, two boys were caught by Old Man Wilkinson as they were attempting to steal a prized watermelon from his melon patch. Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown was called and responded to the scene from his home. He contacted Wilkinson and collected the boys. * The boys were eager to leave Wilkinson’s property. When ordered, they jumped into the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Wilkinson's Watermelon· (Part 1 of 2) It’s Sunday night, August 21, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora and Fay Brown are having a conversation while Pal, their one-year-old German shepherd, is lying on the floor, dreaming. * Pal’s asleep. He’s no Rin-Tin-Tin, but he’s an intelligent and handsome German police dog. However, Pal can be fiercely protective of Cora, matron and cook of the Reno County Jail, and every prisoner knows it. “The farmers can stop … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Wilkinson’s Watermelon
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Rin-Tin-Tin the Police Dog
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Rin-Tin-Tin the Police Dog· It’s Friday night, August 19, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Fay and Cora Brown are home with their German police dog, Pal. The temperature is unseasonably mild. * “There’s another Rin-Tin-Tin movie coming to town next month,” said Cora. “I think Old Pal heard you say Rinty’s name,” replied Fay. “He’s looking around.” “Rinty must be getting up there in age,” said Cora. “Do you think he’s slowing down? Those movies require a lot of … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Rin-Tin-Tin the Police Dog
