Benjamin Porch

In the late hours of a Saturday night in Barnesville, Georgia, a sense of unease settled over the town. Benjamin Porch, a 30-year-old White male serving as the town Marshal, was making his rounds. Earlier that evening, he had arrested a man named Ben Perdue and placed him in the local lockup. However, at the urging of friends and after posting a small bond, Perdue was released. What followed was a chain of events that would end in tragedy on September 20, 1908.

After his release, Perdue, ...

Deputy Marshal Ben Porch, Barnesville Police Department, Georgia

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