Election Interference -Old School

[msgriff]

Interesting bit of election history down here called the Jackson County Rebellion, that resulted in the 1932 murder of a Medford Police Constable named George Prescott. On the east side of Medford is a small butte called Roxy Ann, the upper portion of which is a 1700 acre park named after him. The murderer, a local newspaper publisher named Llewellyn Banks, was convicted, along with the previously elected (by ballot tampering) County Sheriff Gordon Schermerhorn, and a number of other locals.

There are various accounts of what happened, and I've linked a three part series below that's fairly accurate, if anyone was interested. Each part is about a 5-10 minute read, well worth the time, in my opinion.
Jackson County Rebellion part 1
Jackson County Rebellion part 2
Jackson County Rebellion part 3

Here's a short excerpt:

Fortunately, a supporter — a miner named Geiger, if you can believe such a coincidence — had a rustic log cabin on a mining claim deep in the forest. It would be a perfect place for Banks to hide out for a few months until all the gunsmoke and horsefeathers settled out of the air.

Banks had just packed his valise and had his hunting rifle, a .30-06, loaded and sitting on the table by the door. All that was left was to pick it up, walk to the car, and leave town.

Then, with quite possibly the worst timing in Southern Oregon history, there came a knock on the front door. It was Medford Police Constable George Prescott and Oregon State Police Sgt. James O'Brien. And they were there with a warrant for Banks' arrest.

Llewellyn Banks' wife, Edith, opened the door just enough to throw some papers out at the officers — papers intended to challenge the officers' right to make the arrest. Prescott stuck his foot in the door before she could close it. And then Banks came up behind Edith with his .30-06 and put a round into Prescott's chest.

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[sparky923]

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