A Proverb says, “He who digs a pit will fall into it and a stone will come back upon him who starts it rolling”. Around 1830 the Potts operated a tavern on the Ohio River known as Potts Inn. These were rough and rugged times in frontier Kentucky and Illinois. The Potts earned a reputation of taking advantage of unsuspecting travelers. After getting a traveler tipsy, Potts would lead him to the spring where he was promptly stabbed to death and the body dumped into an abandoned well. With this kind of rearing Billy Potts Jr. joined the outlaws at nearby Cave-In-Rock. A reward was placed on his head and so he went into hiding. A few years later, having added weight and a beard, Billy returned to home to Potts Inn. He didn’t identify himself, wanting to surprise them. But he did flash a big roll of bills. His parents got him drunk, led him to the spring, promptly murdered and robbed him and dumped the body into the old well The next day a neighbor asked how they enjoyed having Billy at home. This is Just-a-Minute with Ed Boggess

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