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Robert Mason Crumpler 1853 - 1888 (34 years)Loading... Was Game to the End - The Tennessean, Nashville, 11 May 1891 The Tennessean (Nashville), Monday 11 May 1891, page 1 ("An Alabama Desperado Dies With His Boots On"). A posse under Detective Cheatham of Montgomery arrested John W. Penton, the fugitive killer of R. E. Crumpler, at Milton, Florida. His friends opened fire; Penton ran in handcuffs and was shot dead. Four of the posse and Penton's brother were wounded. (Image from Newspapers.com.)
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