Kathie, here are my notes from Bill's Talk. I have my notes.
Bill had a couple of professionally done pictures of the "raiders" wearing their dust masks. This picture might make a nice addition to the exhibit.
MB
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The initial jail was used until they had running water on the Army Post. When this happened, a new jail was built and the old jail was abandonbed. In fact, it was moved to a corner of the Post.
Evenually, the Post Commandant told the JCs he would like to give the jail to the JCs. However, the Army did not have permission to do so. Bill believes the Army in Topeka wanted to be rid of this old jail as well. The Commandant invited the JCs to "steal the jail".
On 1 November 1953, a crew of 8 JCs, 2 cowboys and the grandson of one cowboy went to the Post. There, the two cowboys lassoed the jail and worked their horses back along either side of their truck. The tailgate of the truck had been lowered. With the help of the JCs, the cowboys backed their horses and pulled the jail up onto the truckbed.
On the way back, a State Trooper pulled the truck over. The JCs had gotten into the spirit of the occassion by wearing "dust masks" over their faces. The trooper asked what was going on.
The Mayor of Dodge City, C.L. Clinton told the Trooper that he was responsible for the jail being on the truck.
The Trooper said he had pulled them over for not having lights on the jail and said "get this damn thing off the road". After the Trooper drove off, the "raiding party" completed their trip to Boot Hill Museum.
Among the 8 JCs were Bill Miller, Larry Yost and Tex Acre. One of the cowboys was Floyd Kirby. The name of the boy, who was 8 or 9 years old was not mentioned.
The most important items from this story are the jail had been abandoned for years and the Army wanted to be rid of it. The JCs, who were building Boot Hill Museum, were happy to take it. The State Trooper who pulled them over wanted nothing to do with this matter...
Bill had a couple of professionally done pictures of the "raiders" wearing their dust masks. This picture might make a nice addition to the exhibit.
MB
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The initial jail was used until they had running water on the Army Post. When this happened, a new jail was built and the old jail was abandonbed. In fact, it was moved to a corner of the Post.
Evenually, the Post Commandant told the JCs he would like to give the jail to the JCs. However, the Army did not have permission to do so. Bill believes the Army in Topeka wanted to be rid of this old jail as well. The Commandant invited the JCs to "steal the jail".
On 1 November 1953, a crew of 8 JCs, 2 cowboys and the grandson of one cowboy went to the Post. There, the two cowboys lassoed the jail and worked their horses back along either side of their truck. The tailgate of the truck had been lowered. With the help of the JCs, the cowboys backed their horses and pulled the jail up onto the truckbed.
On the way back, a State Trooper pulled the truck over. The JCs had gotten into the spirit of the occassion by wearing "dust masks" over their faces. The trooper asked what was going on.
The Mayor of Dodge City, C.L. Clinton told the Trooper that he was responsible for the jail being on the truck.
The Trooper said he had pulled them over for not having lights on the jail and said "get this damn thing off the road". After the Trooper drove off, the "raiding party" completed their trip to Boot Hill Museum.
Among the 8 JCs were Bill Miller, Larry Yost and Tex Acre. One of the cowboys was Floyd Kirby. The name of the boy, who was 8 or 9 years old was not mentioned.
The most important items from this story are the jail had been abandoned for years and the Army wanted to be rid of it. The JCs, who were building Boot Hill Museum, were happy to take it. The State Trooper who pulled them over wanted nothing to do with this matter...
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