In this episode, we speak with University of South Dakota Law Professor Tom Simmons to see what happened when angry investor Peter Wintermute and Acting Territorial Governor Edwin McCook have a shootout and brawl in the midst of a Yankton public meeting. A shocking and sad event that stunned the nation in 1873.
Read his article here: https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-31-2/territorial-justice-under-fire-the-trials-of-peter-wintermute-1873-1875/vol-31-no-2-territorial-justice-under-fire.pdf