Includes bibliographical references (pages [97]-110)
Contents
1. Deadly day in Ladore: a quintuple lynching -- 2. The Hide Park gunfight --- 3. The story of the Bloody Benders -- 4. The "Rowdy Joe" Lowe and "Red" Beard showdown -- 5. The Black Maskers of Cowley County: the killing of Sheriff Shenneman and lynching of Charles Cobb -- 6. Gunfight at Hunnewell -- 7. Femme Fatale Minnie Wallace Walkup: the most famous trial in Lyon County history -- 8. A most terrific battle: The Dalton Gang's fiasco at Coffeyville -- 9. As bad as the Benders?: the notorious Staffleback Clan -- 10. The killing of Clara Castle and the murder trial of Jessie Morrison -- 11. I'll not let any man abuse my sister -- 12. Murder or suicide?: The mysterious death of Miss May Sapp -- 13. The murder of Ella Scott: the most sensational case Linn County ever had.
