John Manning Awtrey, a 53-year-old White male, met his end on January 24, 1888, in the southern reaches of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, after what should have been a routine arrest turned suddenly deadly. Although the name provided was John Ning, contemporary and later historical accounts identify the victim as Deputy Sheriff John Manning Awtrey, a longtime Tuscaloosa County lawman. That cold morning, Awtrey rode out with Deputy Arthur Carpenter to the Austin community near Hulls Station to serve
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