and left him hanging over the fence till morning. he then called the sherrif to come on out and get him.inever knew him to lie so how do i find the details ?it is a complicated family and not that easy to pinpoint.
2007-08-27 01:29:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The supposed events you describe could have taken place more than 100 to 120 years ago. If your grandfather is 70, then his father could have been around 90 years ago, and the grandfather before that around 20 to 40 years before that...
Remember. No cars. No phones, no radios.
Someone broke into your house, you'd HAVE to believe he intended to kill you and take your stuff. You'd know that No One was going to come and help you. You'd use whatever force needed to save your family. Then you'd make sure your stuck around in case the bad guy had help hanging back waiting for him...
The next morning sounds like an excellent time to go looking for a police officer or a sheriff.
2007-08-27 01:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by chocolahoma 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably your grandfather didn't lie but his own father or grandfather could had lied to him. To let the guy "hanging over the fence" sounds too weird, but of course it's possible.
I don't think you can find any details; that was so long ago (if it really happened); if you at least knew the dates and town of the incident you could check old papers (if available).
2007-08-27 02:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) Depends on the state, as in some you are within your rights to use lethal force on someone stealing from you.
2) Leaving him until the morning and not reporting it, nowadays, would get him into SERIOUS trouble.
3) As the first poster said, if this were your great grandfather or great great grandfather, the times and laws would be MUCH different than today, so it's not unbelievable.
2007-08-27 01:36:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow what a story.People often had to take the law into their own hands before telephones,cars ect. The world was a tough place.Maybe you could do some research in a library if you know what town it happened in.Interesting...
2007-08-27 01:47:37 · answer #4 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first i dont know how old you are but if im doing the math right your grandfathers grandfather would have been in the old west times so that could be true
2007-08-27 01:33:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋