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Once upon a time when justice ruled ? - 727Sky - 06-21-2023
When dad was a kid (about a hundred years ago) there was a guy who was trying to make a living by stealing prize cattle and bulls from the ranchers in Jack county Texas.
I guess he decided he would make a big raid and steal several cattle at one time. The ranchers got together and formed a Posse and went in pursuit of the guy and all the cattle he had stolen. Tracking was easy as he had stolen 20 head of cattle and so the Posse caught up to the stolen herd and the thief on the night of the 4th day. He was captured and the herd was returned to their owners.
There is a tree in Jack county on top of a small hill known as the hangman's tree. The thief was hanged on the morning of the 5th day and his body was left hanging for the birds, flies, and maggots to feed upon; so even in death at least he was worth something to life on earth.
The end result was cattle rustling (stealing) disappeared in Jack county and moved toward the ranches closer to Ft. Worth, Texas which had a more civilized (lawyers) approach to crime.
So take what you will from this true story. Sometimes you have to sacrifice a few peaches to make a peach cobbler that can feed and benefit the many.