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1871: The Notorious Flint Brothers …a Sheriff Turned Outlaw?

1871: The Notorious Flint Brothers …a Sheriff Turned Outlaw?

Crime Stories

The reputation of onetime Daviess County Sheriff William F. Flint was tarnished by an unexplained theft of over $16,000 — plus $2,000 in tax money for the county’s School Fund — in 1871. Were the Flint brothers victims of circumstance or unconvicted...
Who Was Murder Victim Capt. John Sheets and Why Was He Shot?

Who Was Murder Victim Capt. John Sheets and Why Was He Shot?

Crime Stories, People You Should Know

John W. Sheets (1821-1869) is known mostly as an unfortunate victim of circumstance, allegedly shot by outlaw Jesse James who mistook him for former Union leader Samuel Cox during the 1869 robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin. But a look at...

Visit the 1889 Squirrel Cage Jail, located 2 blocks west of the Daviess County Courthouse in Gallatin, MO. This historic relic is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and serves as a visitors’ center — by appointment,
Trudi Burton, ph: 660.663.7342


Search digital posts from 1999 to 2021:
GallatinNorthMissourian.com


Read the last special edition published by the Gallatin North Missourian in 2021:
Daviess County History Guide


Recent Posts

  • Everly Cemetery: Oldest Gravestone of Grand River Twp. (1835) March 7, 2023
  • Yesteryear Photographs of Jameson, MO March 7, 2023
Presented on behalf of the Daviess County Historical Society; Dan Lockridge, President; Darryl Wilkinson, Secretary.