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How was extradition handled in the 1870-80s frontier West?

by | Sep 4, 2012 | Inside History

How was extradition handled in the 1870-80s frontier West? Stan HutchisonSturgis, South Dakota An interstate extradition normally went through the governor’s office in the state or territory involved. A governor could deny the request—that happened in 1882 when Arizona tried to extradite Doc Holliday from Colorado for the Tombstone troubles; Gov. Frederick Pitkin refused to send the deadly dentist back south. In one rare case, Pinkerton detectives kidnapped labor leaders allegedly behind th


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