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named Flossie, she didn't bother that tree. That was a sacred tree. That was my mother's peach tree to -- as a threat to me that was my punishment. So we didn?t have any dress codes and all in the school coming into the federal court. We got them before we left the home. In my opinion that's -- I don't want Jackson County to reverse me, but that's the way it ought to be. But anyhow, let me tell you about a few cases there.
When I went aboard I had to try the Klu Klux Klan, that was 33 years ago. I had to try the famous Daymer case. That was 32 or 33 years ago. And Joe Sam Owen tried it again here, and those are some that wasn't comfortable trying those at that time. You had about 14 lawyers, local lawyers, and they were making a show, of course, and some of them had never been in federal court before. So it was tough. However, the famous bank robbers, Dawson gang, from Alabama. I had to try most of them too there. And they were pretty tough. In fact, I finally sentenced a couple of them there for 25 years in the penitentiary and $50,000 fine, and when they
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER