October 1901 will go down in infamy as the month when Governor Davis of Arkansas made headlines with a shocking move: pardoning four notorious white women serving time in the state penitentiary. Lucille Blackburn, Willie Collins, Ethel Raymond, and Nellie Wing had all been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a bawdy house in Fort Smith, a town notorious for its lawlessness.
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Key Facts
- State: Arkansas
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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