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D. Joseph Nichols

Case from Hillsborough, NC dated Sep 09, 1904

Victim Details

D. Joseph Nichols

Male

Hillsborough

NC

1904-09-09

44

D.

Joseph Nichols

06/24/2026

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D. Joseph Nichols, a 44-year-old deputy sheriff of the Orange County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina, was shot and killed on September 9, 1904, near Hillsborough. Nichols was attempting to serve a warrant on James Knapp Horner, a 58-year-old man accused of whipping his daughter-in-law. Horner had previously been arrested by Nichols and had vowed to kill the deputy if he ever tried to arrest him again.

On the day of the incident, Nichols was shot in the arm while serving the warrant. De ...
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