In the late summer of 1903, a 25-year-old Deputy Sheriff named Edward N. Griffitts tragically lost his life in the line of duty in Unitia, Tennessee. On September 26th, he and a fellow deputy ventured to a local barn with a warrant for the arrest of a man on charges of lewdness. Upon their arrival, they discovered the suspect on the second level of the barn in the company of a woman.
When Deputy Griffitts informed the man that he was under arrest, the situation escalated dramatically. The
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