Arkansas' hanging judge
Judge Isaac Parker disliked varying his habits ... His pleasure was to take a leisurely stroll by the river on his way to work ... Once in his office, the Judge invariably took a small tumbler of whiskey, to limber his brain. Then he read a few lines of Milton from a small volume of poetry he kept in a drawer with his six shooter.
Fort Smith United States Creek Nation Fort Smith National Historic Site Pleasant Porter Michaelj Brodhead
Source: arkansasonline.com