"Old Drum"
The shot that rang out on the night of October 18, 1869 affected dog lovers everywhere. On that night when Charles Burden found his favorite dog dead. He vowed someone would pay for the murder of his beloved and valuable hound.
The trial of Burden vs. Hornsby was tried in Warrensburg, Missouri on September 23, 1870. At this trial the plaintiff's lawyer,George Graham Vest made his famous speech - essentially a eulogy of Old Drum - appealing to the jury and to dog lovers all over the world.
The speech won the case for Burden, who was awarded $50 in damages for the loss of Old Drum. Hornsby took the case to the Missouri Supreme Court where the verdict was upheld.
Old drum stands on the county courthouse lawn of Warrensburg, MO - just a few miles from Whiteman AFB - my first assignment in the USAF.
"Old Drum"
The shot that rang out on the night of October 18, 1869 affected dog lovers everywhere. On that night when Charles Burden found his favorite dog dead. He vowed someone would pay for the murder of his beloved and valuable hound.
The trial of Burden vs. Hornsby was tried in Warrensburg, Missouri on September 23, 1870. At this trial the plaintiff's lawyer,George Graham Vest made his famous speech - essentially a eulogy of Old Drum - appealing to the jury and to dog lovers all over the world.
The speech won the case for Burden, who was awarded $50 in damages for the loss of Old Drum. Hornsby took the case to the Missouri Supreme Court where the verdict was upheld.
Old drum stands on the county courthouse lawn of Warrensburg, MO - just a few miles from Whiteman AFB - my first assignment in the USAF.