Notes
I was cleaning off my desk at the end of the day and found some notes I jotted down from some meeting. I'm only putting them here so I can throw the paper away. I might come back and edit later when I get the full story.
> Lawrence Nicodemus: In his H.S. years (during the 1920's) his mom was jailed for not turning her $$ over to the BIA. Lawrence was clubbed over the head by the police man Lee Parish (?) for staying with his mom (she didn't want him to leave her). They were both jailed (at the old agency?) Indians couldn't legally keep their own personal finances.
> Lawrence Nicodemus: In his H.S. years (during the 1920's) his mom was jailed for not turning her $$ over to the BIA. Lawrence was clubbed over the head by the police man Lee Parish (?) for staying with his mom (she didn't want him to leave her). They were both jailed (at the old agency?) Indians couldn't legally keep their own personal finances.
posted by Rezilla | 5:11 PM
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I read your post while searching for genealogical data. Lee Parish was my great-grandfather. He served with dual authority as a US Marshal and Indian Agent prior to 1932. Most of his duties involved pursuing caucasians who had come to the reservation to exploit the Indians, as well as the occasional murderer or counterfeiter or other criminal element who chose to hide out on the reservation. Enforcing the law in that location and era was a difficult job and commonly placed the officer's life at risk. Lee was shot on three separate occasions in the line of duty (and lived to tell about it at the age of 104). I'm proud of his service and grateful for the opportunity to have known him. My cousin still has Lee's leather blackjack that was probably used to club your friend over the head...
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