Eddie Forbes Trial in Scottdale Whisky Ride and Fatal Crash
Eddie Forbes, a Scottdale youth, drinks with a companion when a liquor truck driven by Scoots Libbey crashes into another car killing a woman. Libbey and Forbes flee. Forbes is arrested, stands trial, found guilty and sentenced to long imprisonment despite keeping the other passenger’s identity secret. An official later approaches at the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edeson Forbes
Scottdale
Libbey
Forbes
Eddie
Edison Pardoned Governor Grants Clemency and Advice
Edison returns from Lansing to Scottdale after Governor Albright pardons him for the prison conviction. The governor notes Edison’s honesty, urges him to quit drinking, and credits his late friend Joe Forbes for the governor’s chance to help. Edison vows to quit drinking forever and seeks a fresh start with Patsy Jane.
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Lansing
Albright
Forbes
Tedison
Eddie
Edison
Scottdale
Patsy Jane
Change of scene drives Albright loyalists from Scottdale
Eddie and Patsy Jane decide to leave Scottdale after a governor's pardon sparks local backlash. Judge Persons denounces the action as abuse of power, while the couple plans to relocate to cutover pine lands near Long Portage, seeking a wilderness life away from hostile town attitudes.
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Scottdale
Albright
Richard Albright
Persons
Edison
Eddie
Patsy Jane
Long Portage
Portage Creek
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Chapter
Courtney
Henry Jay Lee
Michael V. Phillips
Autoooster Service
Joe Forbes
Michigan
Holison
Lindbergh
St. Louis
New York
Paris
First National Bank
the Bank OF Strength and Service
W. J. Romersa
Hughes & McCaleb
Beaverhead County
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