Joseph Merrill (sheriff) explained

Joseph Lumpkin Merrell (1862 – July 24, 1939)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] He is also mentioned by Mark Twain in his 1901 essay The United States of Lyncherdom.[4] Merrell's last name was often misspelled in the press as "Merrill."[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: J.L. Merrell Sr., Dies; Rites Today . The Atlanta Constitution . 25 July 1939.
  2. Book: The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine: Volume LXII. 631. New York. Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1901.
  3. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=idkaAAAAYAAJ&dq=Joseph%20Merrill%20sheriff&pg=PA777. Public Opinion: A Comprehensive Summary of Press Throughout the World on All Important Current Topics. 30. A Sheriff Who Did His Duty. 777. 20 June 1901. Waverley Place, New York.
  4. Book: Twain , Mark . Great Short Works of Mark Twain. Justin Kaplan. 193f2. 2004. Harper Collins. 0060727861.
  5. News: Roosevelt gives Sheriff Merrill a job . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 30 December 1906 . 30 .

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