In memory of
Elihu L. Simpson
1929
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- May 5, 1929, aged 46
Their life
Deputy Elihu Simpson was shot and killed from ambush in the Blackmont section of the county while en route to serve a warrant. After being shot, Deputy Simpson's body was robbed of his money and gun.
A 26-year-old suspect was arrested and convicted of his murder. On November 29, 1929, he was granted a new trial and released after posting bail. That same day he and his brother were shot and killed by two men they got into an argument with at a hotel in Blackmont.
Deputy Simpson was survived by his wife and several children.
Survived by
Deputy Simpson was survived by his wife and several children.
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