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9781609497477

Shotgun Justice

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    9781609497477

  • ISBN10:

    1609497473

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-11-13
  • Publisher: History Pr
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Early twentieth centuryAlexandria County, now Arlington County and the Del Rey neighborhood of Alexandria, was fraught with crime and corruption.One individual, elected prosecutor Crandal Mackey, made it his sole purpose toclean up Alexandria’s bars, gambling houses and casinos. Armed with a shotgun and accompanied by aposse of supporters, Mackey embarked on his crusade, conducting raidsthroughout the county. Author Michael Lee Pope tells the story of how Mackeyfought crime, idle and apathetic law enforcement and his political opponents inattempt to rid Alexandria of the vice that corrupted it. Pope also investigates the mysterious withdraw of Mackey from local politics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. 7
Introduction: Arlington Confidentialp. 9
The Rise of Crandal Mackeyp. 15
Welcome to the Machinep. 26
Forgotten Jackson Cityp. 40
The Hidden History of Rosslynp. 49
Gentleman's Driving Clubp. 57
Raid!p. 66
Fighting St. Asaphp. 74
Muckraking Prosecutorp. 85
The Final Campaignp. 101
Epilogue: The Rest of the Storyp. 113
Bibliographyp. 119
Indexp. 123
About the Authorp. 127
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