Old Drum Statute at Johnson County Missouri courthouse on Holden Street
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Old Drum Statute at Johnson County Missouri courthouse on Holden Street
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Old Drum Statue
On October 28, 1869, Charles Burden found his favorite dog, Old Drum, shot dead. Burden learned that his neighbor and brother-in-law, Leonidas Hornsby, had killed Drum because he had been harassing his livestock. Burden, with the help of lawyer…