TAMPA, FL Jan. 30-In a battle between cattle raisers and Deputy Sheriffs in Polk County last night three cattlemen were killed and a fourth was captured. The officers said they caught the cattlemen in the act of cutting the wire fences surrounding the bast tract of phosphate land of the American Agricultural Chemical Company.
For a number of years there has been ill feeling among the cattle raisers over the encroachment of fences on the ranges of Southern Florida and large land owners have complained of their fences being mysteriously cut at frequent intervals.
According to Deputy Sheriffs Newton Hatcher and Samuel Williams the three men killed when the deputies surprised them in the act of cutting the fence. They were called upon to surrender, the Deputies say and one of the cattlemen opened fire. The battle followed.
The dead are T.W. Albritton a large cattle owner, known as "Tinker Tom". his brother A.J. Albritton, and Niram Alderman. Jesse Albritton, son of T. W. Albritton was captured.
Published Jan 31, 1920
New York Times
TAMPA, FL Jan. 30-In a battle between cattle raisers and Deputy Sheriffs in Polk County last night three cattlemen were killed and a fourth was captured. The officers said they caught the cattlemen in the act of cutting the wire fences surrounding the bast tract of phosphate land of the American Agricultural Chemical Company.
For a number of years there has been ill feeling among the cattle raisers over the encroachment of fences on the ranges of Southern Florida and large land owners have complained of their fences being mysteriously cut at frequent intervals.
According to Deputy Sheriffs Newton Hatcher and Samuel Williams the three men killed when the deputies surprised them in the act of cutting the fence. They were called upon to surrender, the Deputies say and one of the cattlemen opened fire. The battle followed.
The dead are T.W. Albritton a large cattle owner, known as "Tinker Tom". his brother A.J. Albritton, and Niram Alderman. Jesse Albritton, son of T. W. Albritton was captured.
Published Jan 31, 1920
New York Times
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Euel M. Albritton
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Susan Anna Albritton Stanaland
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Cleveland C. Albritton
1885–1970
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Alderman Augustus Albritton
1886–1966
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Nancy Leona Albritton Sweat
1888–1977
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Martha Civility Albritton Alderman
1892–1971
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Fred Albritton
1901–1973
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Leo C. Albritton
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