Viewing Wayne E. Webb & J. I. Swedberg: "The Lawbreakers of Redwood County." (1964)

Wayne E. Webb & J. I. Swedberg: "The Lawbreakers of Redwood County." (1964)

Numerous crimes committed in Redwood County from the 1860s through the 1950s are described in this article, which originally was a chapter in a history of the county published in 1964.

Two capital cases that arose in the county were appealed to the United States Supreme Court: Gut v. State (1869) and Holden v. Minnesota (1890). The complete opinions of the Court in these cases are posted in an Appendix.

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