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Jack Slade was a successful freighter in Virginia City and an infamous drunk. In March of 1864 he had been on a bender for several days, riding his horse into businesses, shooting his pistol, scaring women & children. When he & friend Bill Fairweather stirred up one of the local brothels by breaking furniture & harassing the girls, that was the last straw for Madam Moll Featherlegs and she pressed charges. A few days later while on the same drinking binge Slade was arrested inside Rank’s Mercantile and hanged from the post out back by the Vigilantes. The arrest, trial & lynching took place in less than 1 hour.
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Children's Apparel
In the 19th century children worked and played hard. Their clothes were built to last, handed down from one sibling to another. For special occasions, they would have one fancy outfit to get them through years at a time. We look for fine Victorian children's dresses, for elegance, and cowboy work clothes for sturdiness that still outlast any of today's offerings in both style and function.
