Saturday, November 13, 2021

Smith Oyler and Irby Edwards Duel

Article about a duel between Smith Oyler and Ruby Edwards, of Fort Payne Alabama, from The Chattanooga News, 1920:

"Fort Payne, Ala., Feb. 9.—Policeman, Smith Oyler who shot and killed Irby Edwards in a midnight duel recently, had his preliminary trial Saturday and was placed under a $500 bond to await action by the grand jury."

[Source]: Smith Oyler, "Policemen Under Bond," The Chattanooga News, [volume] (Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee), 09 February 1920, Night Final, page 10, digital image 10.  

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