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The
Parchmen Crimes The name Parchmen refers to the infamous Southern Prison,
Parchman Farm. Many greats of the country blues served time here. Both Parchmen have
had run-ins with the law. Frank
’s offenses were relatively minor; overdue library books
– but one dated back to when he was 7 years old ( Winnie the Pooh ) ,
and a Seattle jaywalking ticket. Roger actually committed a Federal
Offense – tearing the tags off pillows when he wasn’t the legal
owner of them, a violation of the: BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY LAW (Bulaw) Act No. 249, May 27, 1937 as
amended May 22, 1953 and August 23, 1961 AN ACT Relating
to the manufacture, repair, renovating, cleansing, sterilizing, and
disinfecting of mattresses, pillows,
bolsters, feather beds, and other filled bedding, cushions, upholstered
furniture and bulk materials intended for use in such products intended for
sale or lease, and to the sale or lease thereof; requiring the placing of tag
and adhesive stamp on such material; providing for the sale of adhesive
stamps; authorizing and requiring the Department of Labor and Industry to
adopt rules and regulations; providing penalties; and repealing certain acts.
(Title amended Aug. 23, 1961, P.L.1075,
No.485) (d) It
shall be unlawful to make any false or misleading statements on the tag
required by this section. It shall be unlawful
for any person to remove, deface, or alter, or cause to be removed, defaced,
or altered, any tag or statement contained thereon. The placing of stamps
required in the next succeeding section of this act over any lettering on the
tag shall be construed to be defacement of the tag. But Roger’s
lawyer plea-bargained it down to littering.
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