Grub Gulch woman beat the rap
Judge Conley’s Madera County courtroom held a standing-room-only crowd on Nov. 18, 1914. The spectators, who lived in Grub Gulch, were furious at what cattleman John Shay was trying to do to his 78-year-old wife. It all started when Shay decided that his wife was crazy. He went to Superior Court Judge William Conley and […]