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Sheriff Jesse Langford

Reno County: What Happened to Morality?

August 11, 2021 by Jim Potter 6 Comments

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. Uhls had just been convicted of second degree murder in the brutal slaying of William … [Read more...] about Reno County: What Happened to Morality?

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Bobby Franks, Dr. Kenn B. Uhls, Dr. Lyman Uhls, Friedrich Nietzche, Hutchinson Kansas, Hutchinson News, Jesus Our Counselor, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Kansas University, Lansing State Prison, May Burkhalter Langford, Nathan Leopold, Osawatomie State Hospital, Reno County Sheriff, Richard Loeb, Sheriff Jesse Langford, Sheriffs of Reno County, Uhls Narcotic Sanitarium, University of Chicago, William E. Gibbs

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Carey’s Condemned Courthouse

December 25, 2019 by Jim Potter 7 Comments

· 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, of course I was disappointed. But when she took me out and I saw her, I was excited, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Carey’s Condemned Courthouse

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: condemned courthouse, Cora Brown, Emerson Carey, Fay Brown, Jess Blanpied, Jesse Langford, Jim Potter, Kansas Authors Club, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff Fay Brown's Badge, Sheriff Jesse Langford, Virgil Nelson

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Oath of Office

December 18, 2019 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

· 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. I’d been handed to her by outgoing Sheriff Jess Langford when he was leaving the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Oath of Office

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Anna Hickman, C. E. King, Charles Hull, Cora Brown, Ed Cunningham, Ed Woodson, Fay Brown, Governor Paulen, Jess Blanpied, Jesse Langford, Jim Potter, John W. Schardein, Judge William G. Fairchild, Kansas Authors Club, Martin Jolliffe, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff Fay Brown's Badge, Sheriff Jesse Langford, Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery, Walter Mead

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie

December 11, 2019 by Jim Potter 2 Comments

· 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 been handed to her by outgoing Sheriff Jess Langford when he was leaving the … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Cora and Occie

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: Cora Brown, Ed Cunningham, Fay Brown, Hutchinson Police Department, Jess Blanpied, Jesse Langford, Jim Potter, Judge William G. Fairchild, Kansas Authors Club, Margaret O'hara, Occie Hamilton, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff Fay Brown's Badge, Sheriff Jesse Langford, Sheriff K.C. Beck, Sheriff Mabel Chase, Turon, Verna Cunningham

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey

December 4, 2019 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· 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 I overheard conversations in the sheriff’s office. Outgoing Reno County Sheriff Jesse … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Blinded by Corn Whiskey

Filed Under: Blog posts Tagged With: County Attorney Harry Brown, Dan Bucklin, Dr. Stewart, Fay Brown, George Duckworth, George Frits, Harvey Langford, Jake Nichols, Jesse Langford, Jim Potter, Justice Cox, Kansas Authors Club, Mary Bucklin, May Langford, Mrs. Nichols, Reno County Jail, Reno County Sheriff, Reno County Sheriff's Office, Sachs-Lawlor, Sheriff Fay Brown, Sheriff Fay Brown's Badge, Sheriff Jesse Langford

Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Hearing Voices

November 27, 2019 by Jim Potter 4 Comments

· 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 sheriff’s office." * "After the train trip from Denver in the postal car, I was hoping to soon … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Hearing Voices

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