Northwest History. Aviation 8. City Affairs, United States.
Alaska Revives "Chain Gang" Ordinance. ALASKA REVIVES "CHAIN GANG" ORDINANCE — City Magistrate J. F. Van Gilder revived a relic of the early days in Ketchikan, Alaska, recently when, he sentenced Matt Jeff to wear 18 pounds of ball and chain for five days after being arrested for...
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1935
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| Online Access: | http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/86415 |
| Summary: | Alaska Revives "Chain Gang" Ordinance. ALASKA REVIVES "CHAIN GANG" ORDINANCE — City Magistrate J. F. Van Gilder revived a relic of the early days in Ketchikan, Alaska, recently when, he sentenced Matt Jeff to wear 18 pounds of ball and chain for five days after being arrested for drunkenness. Van Gilder imposed sentence under the old "chain gang" ordinance, still on the statute books, in a campaign to combat drunkenness and vagrancy. (Spokes- man-Review-AP photo.) |
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