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E. O. Hess

Case from Drew, MS dated Dec 14, 1923

Victim Details

E. O. Hess

Male

Drew

MS

1923-12-14

50

E.

O. Hess

07/03/2026

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The events leading to the death of fifty-year-old White male E. O. Hess in Drew, Mississippi, began with a violent dispute between a local sharecropper and his landlord. On December 14, 1923, a tenant farmer named Joe Pullen became involved in a confrontation with W. T. Saunders regarding a debt settlement. The argument escalated into a physical altercation, culminating in Pullen shooting Saunders. Following the shooting, Pullen fled the scene, prompting the immediate formation of a heavily arme ...
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