Word: undersheriff
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There was Three-Fingered Garcia, who could not resist yanking Chinese by their cues before slitting their throats; "Jack William's Ghost," who gave brandy to passengers while he took their riches; Tom Poole, Monterey undersheriff who went bad; Cochise the Apache and his raiding band and, greatest of all, Black Bart...
...stood the Sheriff, to sing the praises of his henchmen. His secretary, who testified that his duties were "nothing in particular," was "a good all-round man." His undersheriff, who banked a mysterious $662,000, and his deputy sheriff, whose political club harbored gamblers, were represented as paragons of officialdom...