(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) What Happened to Morality? • It’s Friday, June 6, 1924, outside the Reno County courthouse in Hutchinson, Kansas. Reno County Sheriff Jesse Langford, 45, and his wife, May Burkhalter Langford, 42, are walking to their sheriff’s residence next door, east of the courthouse. * “He thought he could get away with murder,” said May to her husband, Jess, referring to Dr. Kenn B. Uhls, 31, of Overland Park. … [Read more...] about Reno County: What Happened to Morality?
Sheriff Jesse Langford
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Carey’s Condemned Courthouse
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Carey's Condemned Courthouse · If you’re one of those people who believe that badges don’t have feelings, then I’m talking to you. I know why I was created. My life as a badge has purpose, which is to serve Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown to the best of my ability. When Cora, the sheriff’s wife, left me in her purse while he took his oath of office on January 10, 1927, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Carey’s Condemned Courthouse
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Oath of Office
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Oath of Office · Hello readers. I’m Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge and I’m recalling my days in January 1927, after arriving in Hutchinson, Kansas. Don’t ask me what happened this morning because my short term memory is iffy, but I remember my first days in the Salt City. Ninety-three years ago I was in Cora Brown’s purse, awaiting the opportunity to meet Sheriff Fay F. Brown. … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Oath of Office
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Cora and Occie · Hello readers. I’m Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge and I’m recalling my days in January 1927, after arriving in Hutchinson, Kansas. Don’t ask me what happened this morning because my short term memory is iffy, but I remember my first days in the Salt City. Ninety-three years ago I was in Cora Brown’s purse, awaiting the opportunity to meet Sheriff Fay F. Brown. I’d … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey · Hello readers. I’m Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge and I’m recalling my days in January 1927, after arriving in Hutchinson, Kansas. Don’t ask me what happened this morning because my short term memory is iffy, but I remember my first days in the Salt City. Ninety-three years ago I was in total darkness, inside a package sent though the U. S. mail, when … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Hearing Voices
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Hearing Voices · “Hello readers. I’m Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge and I’m recalling my days in January 1927, after arriving in Hutchinson, Kansas. Don’t ask me what happened this morning because my short term memory is iffy, but I remember my first days in the Salt City. I was in the darkness of my packing container 93 years ago when I overheard conversations in the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Hearing Voices
