Federal Agents Probe Man's Death In Jail
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Title
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Federal Agents Probe Man's Death In Jail
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Publisher
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The Daily Mail
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Publication Place
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Hagerstown, MD
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Publication Date
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11/23/1966
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Transcript
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Federal Agents Probe Man's Death In Jail WETUMPKA. Ala. (AP) State and federal agents have entered the investigation of the death of James Earl Motley. whose body was carried from the Elmore County jail Sunday. Sheriff Lester Holley says he is awaiting the outcome of an autopsy he ordered to determine how the Wetumpka Negro died. Companions of the dead man claim he was beaten by an officer when he refused to be arrested.
