Jennie L. Brown

Frontier Justice with a Vengeance! the Execution of Clinton Dotson Jennie L. Brown

Frontier Justice With a Vengeance! describes one of the most heinous crimes in the history of Montana?patricide. Clinton Dotson, incarcerated and serving a ninety-nine year sentence for the murder and robbery of an elderly prospector, is convicted of masterminding a cunning plot to fake his own father?s suicide, thereby exonerating himself. Over a hundred years later, the bizarre events, inflammatory press coverage, and court rulings continue to provoke debate. Was Clinton the victim of a revengeful plot perpetrated by his nephew and a drifter from Missouri, or did he conspire to have his father murdered in cold blood? In the thirty-two months, between August 1899 and April 1902, Clinton Dotson?s life changed from that of an ordinary family man with nine children to that of a convict reviled by the press and public alike. For the first time, the case is presented in depth by Jennie L. Brown, Clinton Dotson?s granddaughter. Working with public documents, letters, and family papers, Brown paints a vivid picture of the era, and provides insight into the lives of both her grandfather and her great-grandfather. Illustrations and photos, many never before published, enhance the narrative.