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Posseman John Carver

Case from Cocke, TN dated Jan 10, 1905

Victim Details

Posseman John Carver

Male

Cocke

TN

1905-01-10

25

Posseman

John Carver

07/16/2026

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In the winter of 1905, Posseman John Carver, a male officer, was on a raid in Cocke County, Tennessee, when he was shot and killed. The events leading to his death began when a federal posse, including Carver, discovered a 70-gallon still just over the state line in Haywood County, North Carolina. At the still, the posse arrested one of the operators, a man named Wilson Price.

Following the initial arrest, Posseman Carver and another posseman, Oscar Hopkins, were dispatched to the nearby ...
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