On a cold December day in 1911, a conflict over an unoccupied farmhouse would end in the death of a respected lawman. George Moody, a 48-year-old White / Caucasian male, served as the Sheriff of Richland County, North Dakota. His day took a fatal turn when a local farmer, Jake Steffes, arrived in Wahpeton with a complaint about a squatter on a farm he was renting seven miles outside the city. The farm, owned by U.S. Marshal James Shea, had been empty for some time, and an unknown man had taken u
...Read More
Account
