Deputy Sheriff Willie Ellison Hall

Willie Ellison Hall

Deputy Willie Hall was shot and killed while searching for illegal whiskey.

The 24-year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death on December 6, 1929. He was later granted a new trial and convicted of second degree murder. He was sentenced to 30 years hard labor on May 20, 1930. He died in prison on December 21, 1941, of acute appendicitis.

Deputy Hall's brother, Deputy Onus Hall, was shot and killed on July 17, 1939, while responding to a disturbance.