Sheriff of Heritage Farm
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My name is Edmond Simms and I am the Sheriff of Heritage Village. I grew up in Culpepper Va, the fifth of twelve children of Major and Fannie Simms. I have been a Peddler of Goods, a Country Store owner and now the Mayor and Sheriff of Heritage Village. Some would say that my background and experiences have shaped my life. Meeting all types of people along the way has given me great insight into how people live and work. Understanding how kindness and honesty is so important in life. My grandpappy once told me that "if there ain't no reason for a law, there won't be no order". Being the Sheriff of Heritage Village might seem to many an easy job but with new folks visiting on any given day, you never know what to expect. Law and Order is important for any Village and also being there to help folks is so important. While I have a badge, I don't hid behind it. We don't have a jail because most folks respect each other. Being around hard working folks make my job easy.
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Some Old West jails were elaborate. In 1874, the citizens of Helena, Montana, spent $11,000 ($214,000 in today’s dollars) on a tall, red brick structure that contained six cells, an exercise hall, a kitchen and a bunkhouse for the guards. Most jails were crude. Prisoners were tied to logs, telegraph poles or trees. In Lincoln, New Mexico, Henry “Billy the Kid” McCarty and outlaw pals were kept in a pit jail—a hole in the ground with a trapdoor beneath the jailer’s house. |
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