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William Hampton Arendale, Sr., who served as the Town Marshal of Tutwiler, Mississippi, tragically lost his life on December 24, 1912. He was shot and killed while attempting to protect a prisoner from being lynched. The incident began when Marshal Arendale arrested a man following a disturbance at a local store. After placing the man in the town jail, Marshal Arendale decided to transport him to the jail in Sumner for added security. As they walked to the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad s ...Read More
Victim Details

William Hampton Arendale, Sr.

Male

Tutwiler

MS

1912-12-24

27

William

Hampton Arendale, Sr.

11/23/2025