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Henry Campbell Rice

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Henry Campbell Rice

Birth
Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death
31 Jan 1920 (aged 23)
Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Penhook, Franklin County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Henry Campbell Henry was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen married Henry's brother George without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety at the wedding. Mr. Philpott was very anger with Henry and when Henry was called to testify at a local trial Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry later had word in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testified that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. Though arrested Philpott boasted that as long as there was one Mason on the jury he would not be convicted. Mr. Philpott was tried twice . . . neither jury convicted him.
Henry Campbell Henry was killed when James H. Philpott shot him in the chest. Mr. Philpott's daughter Esterleen married Henry's brother George without her father's permission. Henry acted as surety at the wedding. Mr. Philpott was very anger with Henry and when Henry was called to testify at a local trial Mr. Philpott declared him a dishonest man who would not be a truthful witness. Mr. Philpott and Henry later had word in a store, which was owned by Henry's brother-in-law Wm. Goggin Reynolds. They took their argument outside. Mr. Reynolds watched from the store window and would testified that Henry had slapped Mr. Philpott on the check at which point Mr. Philpott pulled a hand gun and shot Henry through the chest. Though arrested Philpott boasted that as long as there was one Mason on the jury he would not be convicted. Mr. Philpott was tried twice . . . neither jury convicted him.

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