Join Champ as he welcomes historian and longtime friend Todd Wilkinson back to the Wild N’ Woolly Ozarks for a wide-ranging discussion of German immigration to Missouri. They explore the religious, political, and economic forces that brought German settlers west, their role in the Civil War, the backlash they faced during World War I, and the lasting influence of German culture on Missouri’s towns, churches, farms, festivals, food, beer, wine, education, and holiday traditions.

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In the first installment of “Beating the Rope,” Champ tells the wild true story of James “Crazy Jim” Crisp, an accused murderer whose 1891 crime set off years of escapes, delays, appeals, insanity claims, and political wrangling across southwest Missouri. It is a sprawling Ozarks tale of murder, justice, and one man’s remarkable effort to avoid the gallows.

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Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:22 The Tale of Jim Crisp
• 05:27 The Murder of John Pruitt
• 09:35 The Pursuit and Capture of Crisp
• 17:59 Crisp's Escapes and Recaptures
• 31:52 Crisp's Change of Venue
• 32:16 The Trial Begins
• 36:06 The Insanity Plea
• 37:55 Verdict and Sentencing
• 38:55 Appeal and Commutation
• 49:22 Sheriff's Trial
• 58:24 Remand to Lunatic Asylum
• 01:00:14 Aftermath and Legacy

Join us today as we discuss the Wild Bill Hickok & Davis Tutt shootout and what really happened on the square in Springfield, MO on that day in 1865 that launched a thousand legends in the history of the American Old West. Champ is on location at the Springfield Library Center with Michael Price and Brandon Broughton, both with the Library Center. Together they separate fact from fiction, focusing on documents and actual accounts from the time. They reconstruct the crime scene, and explore the characters of Davis Tutt and Wild Bill Hickok, as well as Springfield's wartime experience and the political upheaval in the city. The conversation also covers the trial and legal proceedings, and the life of a facinating character in Springfield history, Davis' half brother, Lewis Tutt.

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Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Wild Woolly Ozarks
• 06:12 The Legend of Wild Bill Hickok
• 12:08 The Characters: Davis Tutt and Wild Bill Hickok
• 30:24 Springfield's Wartime Experience
• 37:11 The Political Upheaval in Springfield
• 51:51 The Trial and Legal Proceedings
• 01:27:24 The Legacy of the Hickok Tut Shooting