(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Arlington Bank Robbery Trial The Citizens State Bank of Arlington, Reno County, KS, was robbed January 2, 1927, and the bandit was caught and charged. On April 11, the jury was selected. * Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown walked to the witness stand in district court, prepared to testify about the attempted robbery of the Citizens State Bank of Arlington which had … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Arlington Bank Robbery Trial
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Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Chicken House to the Big House
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Chicken House to the Big House It’s Sunday, April 10, 1927. There’s little doubt that being a Reno County sheriff is a full-time job. Just ask Fay F. Brown. * “Never a day off,” said Sheriff Fay Brown to his undersheriff, Ed Cunningham. “No rest for the wicked,” replied Cunningham. “After last night,” said Brown, “Jim Hacker has proven to me that he’s one of the most … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Chicken House to the Big House
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: More Than a Bad Check Artist
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: More than a Bad Check Artist · It’s Tuesday, January 25, 1927 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Cora Brown, 32, matron and cook at the Reno County Jail, and prisoner Anna Lamberson, 24, are visiting, sewing, and hanging curtains in the sheriff's living quarters. * “Anna, so far you’re the best dressed female prisoner who’s ever walked in our door,” said Cora Brown, matron at the Reno … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: More Than a Bad Check Artist
