Danger on Delmarva Ronda Jefferson

Duels on Delmarva (Part 2 of 3):: The Tangier Tragedy
 
Today we will continue to look at a shooting that took place in 1884 involving Dr James Pitts and Dr Thomas Walter, delving into detail about the trials, verdict and events that happened after the trial.

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Sun, May 21, 1884 | The Countryside Transformed: 
May 24, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
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Sept 22, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed 
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Sept 25, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
Sept 26, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
Sept 29, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
Oct 3, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
Jan 7, 1888 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
May 24, 1890 Peninsula Enterprise (via Newspapers.com)
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Episode will continue with some of the tragedies that happened around the pits family from Virginia's Eastern shore. the many family members were held in a steam with a judge, a senator, doctors and lawyers making up the professions of most of the male members of the family. but when rash actions are taken and consequences or not thought of, it can lead to a tragedy that affects not only those directly involved, but their families and the community at large. today we will look at a shooting that took place in 1884 involving Dr James Pitts and Dr Thomas Walter.

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Sun, May 21, 1884 | The Countryside Transformed: 
 
May 24, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
May 31, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
June 7, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Aug 30, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 6, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 13, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 20, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Oct 3, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Oct 18, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Nov 15, 1884 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Feb 5, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Feb 7, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
May 2, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
June 20, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
July 18, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Aug 22, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 22, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 23, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
 
Sept 24, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
 
Sept 25, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
 
Sept 26, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Sept 29, 1885 Norfolk Landmark via The Countryside Transformed
 
Oct 3, 1885 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
Jan 7, 1888 Peninsula Enterprise via The Countryside Transformed 
 
May 24, 1890 Peninsula Enterprise (via Newspapers.com)
 
https://www.nps.gov/places/tangier-island.htm
 
Corps of Colonial Marines - Wikipedia
 
Tangier, Virginia - Wikipedia
 
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
 
Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Reverdy Johnson to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, February 24, 1864 (Introduction) | Library of Congress
 
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A debt owed. A debt acknowledged. A sudden death. Pride beyond measure?  On March 29, 1978, 2 well-respected men met between 2 stores owned by 2 different brothers in front of their county courthouse, guns drawn, and only one will survive.  Today you will hear the story of a man who died way too soon, What was the motivation for this death?  Would justice be served? Would a killer walk free?  Find out in today’s episode.
 
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IMPEACHMENT OF JUDGE PITTS. - The New York Times
 
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Denise Rhudy was killed in December of 1999.  She was a mother of 4 who was just going to enjoy some time out with some colleagues, but the planning and actions of 3 men took away her future.  But one of those men, while not the one who pulled the trigger, should not have been out amongst other citizens of his community.  His past actions indicated that he was a criminal with violent tendencies, but some people either refused to see this or cast a blind eye towards his actions.  What type of prison sentence is too harsh?  Too lenient?  And should judges be accountable for bad decisions that were made?  Join me as I look at the history of Christopher Johnson. 
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This episode will cover the murder of Denise Rudy who was killed by Sadiki Garden in December of 1999.  His appeal brought up questions of judicial discretion, jury instruction, and the validity of eyewitness identification especially when it's cross-racial identification.   As with many cases, we don't know that much about the victim, but she was a mother of four who didn't get to spend Christmas with her children that year, or even meet grandchildren in the future to spend Christmas with them. that was taken away from her, her family, and the holidays were tarnished for the family forever because of a person's decision to shoot a woman during an attempted robbery. Additionally, to be covered in a future episode, someone charged along with Garden had walked away from a work release program, and much of the coverage from this trial stemmed from this in questioning the sentencing of that person to a work release program.
 
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Who can we trust with our kids? Surely your sister and her husband, right?  Sadly, no, not in the case of Victoria Harman and her son Luke Hill.  This is betrayal at its core, with one sister ignoring the needs of her nephew, and that nephew and the rest of of his family paying the price. 
 
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