HARKLESS GRUNDY KIRBY

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 33-W: 24
Department: White County, Tennessee, S.O
End of Watch: December 24, 1931
Cause: SHOT
Age: 58
Years of Service: 10
Description: Deputy Kirby and Deputy W. Dailey led a raid on a whiskey still. As the deputies destroyed the equipment, they were fired upon. Deputy Kirby was shot several times as he lay dying. The suspects were known to have a grudge against Deputy Kirby who was a rigorous opponent of moonshiners. The suspects were found guilty of murder and received a sentence of 10 years hard labor.
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