What would life be without a few bruises? Madison county during the Mississippi Territory provided plenty of gore. Please enjoy these descriptions of unfortunate people from centuries ago experiencing massive amounts of pain.

The Roof

That knife is clearly worth two shillings

John B. Haynes Angry

One Dollar Worth of Razor

Badger Badger

Philip Pritchett is Bad at Murder

Nobody Wants Corn for Christmas

Dangerous Will Robertson

Zachariah Allen and the Almighty’s Dollar

With Ropes, Cow skin, and Constable Cottrell

Bring the Hammer Down

Attack on Samuel

The Court Lesters

Land in an Upheaval