Where To Stream Gunsmoke Season 18 Episode 22
Jesse
- Aired February 19, 1973
- 60 Min
- Rated 7.5
- Number 174 Of 570 Rated Episodes
Festus Haggen and Newly O'Brien meet an old friend of Festus, Jesse Dillard, an African-American cattle drive cook. Their confab is interrupted by U. S. Marshal Halstead, who has a warrant for Jesse's arrest, charging him with jail break. Jesse goes along peaceably, explaining that he killed his employer for shorting his wages and for a racially motivated flogging. Instead of the normal sentence of six to twelve months, Jesse had been given ten years at hard labor because of his race. Pete...