Diamondfield Jack

Diamondfield Jack (HML5H)

Location: Albion, ID 83311 Cassia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 24.745', W 113° 34.675'

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J.L. Davis... Diamondfield Jack... spent most of 6 years in the Cassia County jail while the courts and pardon board were trying to figure out what to do with him.

By far the best known of the gunmen who fought in Idaho's sheep and cattle wars, he was tried here for shooting two sheepherders in 1896. After he was convicted, other cattlemen confessed to the crime. Twice he narrowly escaped hanging before the pardon board turned him loose late in 1902 after deciding he wasn't guilty after all.

Note: The old Cassia County jail stood in this park.
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HM NumberHML5H
Series This marker is part of the Idaho: Idaho State Historical Society series
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Marker Number306
Placed ByIdaho Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 5:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 287880 N 4698787
Decimal Degrees42.41241667, -113.57791667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 24.745', W 113° 34.675'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 24' 44.70" N, 113° 34' 40.50" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1794 ID-77, Albion ID 83311, US
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