S8 Ep405: Joe Pappalardo recounts Sergeant J.A. Brooks facing legal peril in Fort Smith after a shootout defending an Indian agent results in murder charges, tried before Hanging Judge Parker and imprisoned near outlaw Belle Starr before receiving a presidential pa
S8 Ep405: Joe Pappalardo recounts Sergeant J.A. Brooks facing legal peril in Fort Smith after a shootout defending an Indian agent results in murder charges, tried before Hanging Judge Parker and imprisoned near outlaw Belle Starr before receiving a presidential pa  
Podcast: The John Batchelor Show
Published On: Mon Feb 02 2026
Description: Joe Pappalardo recounts Sergeant J.A. Brooks facing legal peril in Fort Smith after a shootout defending an Indianagent results in murder charges, tried before Hanging Judge Parker and imprisoned near outlaw Belle Starr before receiving a presidential pardon from Cleveland.1885 WACO TEXAS RANGERS