Desert lawmen
Subtitle: the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912
By: Larry D. Ball.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 414
Subjects: Sheriffs -- New Mexico -- History.; Sheriffs -- Arizona -- History.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- New Mexico -- History.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Arizona -- History.
Description: An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-398) and index.