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Joseph Merrill (sheriff)

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Joseph Lumpkin Merrell (1862 – July 24, 1939) was an American sheriff. He was sheriff of Carroll County, Georgia at the turn of the 20th century who gained nationwide fame for stopping a lynching. Articles about his bravery appeared in the New York Evening Post, the Atlanta Constitution, the Louisville Courier Journal, the Washington Star, and the Boston Herald. He is also mentioned by Mark Twain in his 1901 essay The United States of Lyncherdom. Merrell's last name was often misspelled in the press as "Merrill."

References

  1. "J.L. Merrell Sr., Dies; Rites Today". The Atlanta Constitution. 25 July 1939.
  2. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine: Volume LXII. New York: Macmillan & Co. Ltd. 1901. p. 631.
  3. "A Sheriff Who Did His Duty". Public Opinion: A Comprehensive Summary of Press Throughout the World on All Important Current Topics. Vol. 30. Waverley Place, New York. 20 June 1901. p. 777.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Twain, Mark; Justin Kaplan (2004). Great Short Works of Mark Twain. Harper Collins. pp. 193f2. ISBN 0060727861.
  5. "Roosevelt gives Sheriff Merrill a job". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 30 December 1906. p. 30.
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