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Deputy Dispensary Constable John Dozier Altman, aged 81, was tragically killed on July 6, 1909, in Ravenel, South Carolina. Altman, along with Dispensary Constable Pinkney Fishburne, was attempting to stop a man from taking a keg of contraband whiskey from the town's railroad station. The incident escalated when the man, confronted by Fishburne, opened fire, striking Fishburne in the chest. The assailant then shot and mortally wounded Altman, who had been deputized by Fishburne to assist him. ...Read More
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Dispensary John Dozier Altman
Ravenel
SC
1909-07-06
81
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Dozier Altman
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