Charles M. Webb

In the autumn of 1907, a sense of duty called upon Tipton County Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Webb, a 35-year-old lawman, husband, and father. On Thursday, October 17th, he and a fellow deputy embarked on a mission to serve a lunacy writ. Their destination was a farm where a man who had previously escaped from the state asylum was residing. The day, however, would take a tragic turn, forever etching Deputy Webb's name into the annals of Tipton County's history.

Upon their arrival at the farm ...

Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Webb

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