In the wooded hills west of Double Springs, Alabama, a tale of lawlessness and loss unfolded on a Wednesday afternoon, November 19, 1930. Deputy Sheriff George Washington Elliott, a 34-year-old white male, was a farmer and a lawman known in his community as a Godly man who loved his family. On that fateful day, he and his partner, Deputy Willis, were investigating an illegal still. They had been observing two men operating the distillery and decided to move in and make an arrest.
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