In the winter of 1945, the community of Melbourne, Arkansas, was struck by a tragedy that would be remembered for decades. Izard County Sheriff James Lawrence Harber, a 43-year-old male lawman with two years of service, met an untimely and violent end on Tuesday, December 4th. The events of that day unfolded as Sheriff Harber and the Melbourne town marshal were serving a warrant for check forgery.
The situation escalated dramatically when the suspect, who was being escorted from his home,
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