Bridgeport, California: Cannibal Crime and Frontier Justice
E Clampus Vitus historical marker at court highlights 2009 marker placed about 1891 trial of Ah Quong Tai, a whiskey and opium dealer believed to have killed and maybe eaten Poker Tom, a Paiute Indian. Lack of evidence scuttled the case, but Tom's tribal pals grabbed and killed Tai. Ah, the Wild West.
- Address:
- 242 Main St., Bridgeport, CA
- Directions:
- Posted as a private residence, plaque is on storefront a few doors down from courthouse.
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The "Frontier Justice" plaque is displayed on a storefront close to the marker, just a couple of doors down from the courthouse.
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