Three days after a jury of 12 found Daryl Hillyard of Bethany, MO, guilty of robbing the Bank of...
Crime Stories
1933: Riot Squads Suggested to Fight Crime in Great Depression
During the Great Depression crime was on the rise, some induced by families who needed to eat,...
1931: Counterfeiting at Jamesport Sends 2 to Leavenworth Prison
Two men from Jamesport, MO, Frank Marshall and Robert Miller, were given jail sentences after...
1931: Mob Burns Shike Smith to His Death Atop School House
One of the worst hate crimes ever recorded in Northwest Missouri history happened in Maryville,...
Five Significant Daviess County Bank Robberies Summarized
A quick study of cases where Daviess County banks were "subject to withdrawals without proper...
1929: $8,000 Bank Robbery at the Pattonsburg Savings Bank
The Pattonsburg Savings Bank was robbed by two young men from Kansas City in December, 1929. Over...
As Banks Fail, Temptations Mount Leading to Crimes
During the times of yesteryear, more people and more businesses in Daviss County meant more banks...
1926: Carlow Tabbed as ‘Booze Capitol’ of Daviess County, MO
Daviess County Sheriff B.B. Houghton and Sheriff Deputy Novia Doak, accompanied by several others,...
1923: Newton Brothers Use Nighttime Blast to Rob Gallatin Bank
Bank robbery sprees once brought Texas outlaws Willis and Joe Newton to Gallatin, MO. In 1923, the...
1919: ‘Uncle Wes’ Robertson Shot, Becomes a ‘Newspaper Martyr’
Few events in history shook Gallatin, MO, more than when Hugh Y. Tarwater entered the office of...
1914: Preacher With a Fiery Temper Fined $75 for Assault
The trial of the Rev. O.H. Campbell of the Blake community in Daviess County, MO, who was charged...
1914: ‘Killed by the Blow of a Fist’ During Drunken Quarrel
During Prohibition, the consumption of liquor was illegal from 1920 to 1933 throughout the United...