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Robert Mason Crumpler 1853 - 1888 (34 years)Loading... Sheriff Penton Shoots and Kills a Man - Montgomery Advertiser, 22 Jun 1888 The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama), Friday 22 June 1888, page 2. Sheriff John W. Penton shot R. E. Crumpler at Andalusia late on Monday 18 June 1888, after seizing Crumpler's mule team over a court judgment that Crumpler had appealed. Crumpler tried to take back the reins outside Prestwood's bar-room; Penton kicked him and shot him in the throat. (Image from Newspapers.com.)
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