LoganFeb 25, 202214 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 3In today’s history blog, Carl Person stands trial for murder. Depending on the verdict, he’d walk away a free man, or hang at the...
LoganJan 3, 202210 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, part 2On December 30, 1913, Carl Person shot and killed the former police chief of Clinton, Tony Musser. Today’s blog covers the first two...
LoganDec 16, 20218 minDeWitt County HistoryClinton, Carl E. Person, and the 1911 Shopmen’s Strike, Part 1 of 3Today’s history blog will explore the 1911 Shopmen’s strike, and the trials of quite possibly the most- sued man in DeWitt County.