Micajah and Wiley Harpe - early American outlaws, Part 3

Micajah and Wiley Harpe - early American outlaws, Part 3

Efforts were made to fortify the Stanford jail following the arrest of the Harpes. Micajah, the older and larger of the Harpe brothers, offered to beat any two able-bodied men in a fist fight in exchange for the freedom of the group. The idea was immediately nixed. Those in charge felt it would be tantamount to murder to turn them loose back into the general population. The danger led to the jailer requisitioning added handcuffs and leg irons in…