Wicked Boise.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheffelmaier, Janelle M.

Series:

Wicked

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Idaho--Boise--History.

Crime.

Boise (Idaho)--History.

Boise (Idaho).

Idaho--Boise.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"Known today for its beauty, safety and livability, Idaho's capital city does harbor a few skeletons in its closet. Vigilantes lynched Ada County's first sheriff. A wealthy brothel owner was viciously murdered and found secretly living in squalor. The sensational Prohibition-era trial of a moonshine ring that included the sheriff, police chief and a prominent doctor extended a morality crusade by law enforcement. Mike Kirby was arrested and condemned to three years' hard labor for sending a "most disgustingly worded letter," while others were sentenced for violating the state's infamous "crime against nature" law. Author Janelle M. Scheffelmaier explores motive, morality and the uncomfortable gray space between right and wrong as she unearths some of Boise's darkest moments" -- from publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Prologue: The Stolen Capital

PART I. LEGAL LAWBREAKERS: THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEES OF SOUTHERN IDAHO

Yankees and Rebels in Idaho City

Stolen Horses and Fake Gold

The Sheriff and the Vigilante

PART II. "A NECESSARY EVIL": PROSTITUTION IN EARLY BOISE

"The Dubious, Disjointed Tale of a Precocious Young Prostitute"

A Crusade Against "Haunts of Dissipation and Debauchery"

The Private Lives of Public Women

Murder in Levy's Alley

PART III. STILLS, SMUGGLERS, CHRISTIANS AND CORRUPTION: BOISE'S STRUGGLES WITH PROHIBITION

A Movement to "Transform the Moral Habits" of the Gem State

Rumrunners, Hidden Hootch and an Intoxicated Coyote

Crooked Cops and Meticulous Note-Taking

PART IV. MORALITY AND MOTIVE: MORALS LAWS AND THE UNCLEAR QUESTION OF INTENT

The Punishment Fits the Crime?

Patriarchal Values and Unclear Intentions

Widow with a "Heart of Stone"

Epilogue: And Justice for All?

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Scheffelmaier, Janelle M. Wicked Boise

ISBN:

9781439675311

OCLC:

1345586058