A Sheriff or law enforcer using a Catchpole the restrain a criminal
The 'catchpole' usually consisted of an eight foot wooden pole with some sort of noose or barbed fork on one end. Law enforcement officers (usually the Sheriff) would place the noose around the neck of the criminal and use it to lead them around
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Photo credit: © Walker Art Library / Alamy / Afripics
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