Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.
Contents
A family of wanderers -- Young County : no stranger to violence -- Charged with horse thievery and murder -- "Damn you, Tom Collier!" -- "They all ought to be killed" -- "You lied to us, Ed" -- Blood bath at Dry Creek -- Siege at the Denson farm -- Indictments and acquittals -- Brand of infamy -- A furor of legal maneuvering -- The conspirators on trial -- Wounded justice -- Governor Routt takes a hand -- The Graham court faulted -- Colorado sunset.