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Upon Reeves' death on Jan. 12, 1910, the Muskogee Phoenix wrote, "In the history of the early days of Eastern Oklahoma the name of Bass Reeves has a place in the front rank among those who ...
On Jan. 12, 1910, Bass Reeves died of Bright's disease (nephritis). Hundreds of people attended his funeral. Fellow lawman Bud Ledbetter said Reeves was “one of the bravest men this country has ...
The presiding judge was C. W. Raymond. Bennie was sentenced to the U.S. prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for his natural life. [3] Bennie was released after eleven years in prison, and lived out the rest of his life as a model citizen. [4] [5] [a] Reeves encountered some of the most ruthless outlaws of his day.
Due to the unpredictability of such circumstances, deaths of judges in active service are more likely to lead to judicial appointment controversies (where one party resists the confirmation of a judge appointed by a president of the other party); such deaths occasionally change the structure of the court itself, as legislators may seek to avoid changing the balance of a particular court by ...
Judge Reeves may refer to: Albert L. Reeves (1873–1971), judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri; Carlton W. Reeves (born ...
Note: This recap covers the second half of Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ two-episode premiere. For a recap of Part I, go here. Sometimes, callings are discerned when an inner voice directs you toward ...
As a teenager, Reeves cleaned the office of Judge William H. Barbour Jr., whom he would later replace on the federal bench. [3] Reeves was the first person in his family to attend a four-year college, [ 3 ] and graduated in 1986 magna cum laude from Jackson State University . [ 5 ]