Ep 142 – Pistol Packin’ Porter in Prison
01:09:45 Share

On this episode, Orrin Pistol Packin’ Porter Rockwell lets down his guard and heads for Nauvoo. As he was about to board the steamer, a bounty hunter caught up with him. We follow Port and his troubles in Missouri criminal justice system of 1843. In Port’s absence, a new wolf in sheep’s clothing appears.

Links:

Boggs Shooting and Attempted Extradition by Morris A. Thurston https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4215&context=byusq)

Millennial Star 1860 https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/37198)

Porter Rockwell “facts” http://www.ldsliving.com/Porter-Rockwell-7-Unbelievable-Facts-and-Stories-You-Didn-t-Know/s/77142)

Joseph H. Jackson Bio https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/joseph-h-jackson)

1842 Slander case https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/summons-3-december-1842-b-city-of-nauvoo-v-davis-for-slander-of-js/1)

Startling Disclosures August 1844 by Joseph H. Jackson http://www.olivercowdery.com/smithhome/1840s/1844Jack.htm)

Secular Society of MIT w/ Sohan Dsouza http://ssomit.mit.edu/) https://www.facebook.com/secularsocietyofmit/) http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_exmormon#.XGY1aVxKg2w)

Show links:

Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com) Twitter @NakedMormonism) Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311) Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism) Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/) Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/) Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/)