Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Palmer Morrison Watts, 1871 - 1918

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Title

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Palmer Morrison Watts, 1871 - 1918

Subject

Law Enforcement
Distilling, Illicit
Hanging
Bigham, Doc (Dock), 1869 - 1919

Description

Sheriff Palmer Morrison Watts was shot down in cold blood by notorious Tuscaloosa County outlaw Doc (Dock) Bigham when he and special revenue officers raided two big stills in the Piney Woods community of northern Tuscaloosa County. Bigham was captured and became the last man legally hanged in Tuscaloosa County in 1919.

Source

Gary Fitts

Date

1918

Contributor

Betty Slowe (Description)

Type

Photograph

Identifier

502

Coverage

Tuscaloosa County (AL)

Original Format

Photograph