· Walter "Scott" Sprout (1875-1941) Sheriff 1916-1921 · It’s Saturday, October 22, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Julia, 59, and Houston Whiteside, 81, are discussing the escape of three men from the Reformatory. “The inmates were members of a work detail digging sweet potatoes when they overpowered a guard and took his .38 calibre Colt revolver,” said Houston. “They kidnapped a man on Harvey Street while he was collecting the family laundry and forced him to drive them to Kansas City in … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: Walter “Scott” Sprout
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Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918
· Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918 Fay Forrest Brown and his wife, Cora May Phares Brown, are asleep in their bedroom. Fay is the Reno County, Kansas, sheriff; Cora is the jail matron and cook. It’s July 6, 1927. * “Cloe! Cloe!” screamed Fay. “Hold on!” “Fay, wake up!” said Cora, firmly touching his shoulder. “You’re safe. You were dreaming.” “I saw her turning blue, then purple,” said Fay, his body sweating and hyperventilating. * Cloe Marcia Brown Young, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: The Influenza Epidemic in 1918
