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Will Mathis Case: Federal Marshalls Shot, Dismembered, and Burned On Saturday, Nov. 16th, 1901, Federal Marshalls John A. Montgomery and Hugh Montgomery were shot, dismembered, and their bodies burned inside the home of Will Mathis. The Montgomerys had been sent by the Federal officials to arrest Will Mathis for moonshining. After they served the warrant late in the afternoon, Mathis convinced the men to spend the night, so he could finish slaughtering a hog. That night, the Montgomerys were killed in their beds as they slept in the Mathis home. Four men were accused of the crime - Will Mathis, his father-in-law Whit Owens, his friend Bill Jackson, and his servant Orlando Lester. Each man denied his involvement and implicated the other three. Until his execution, Will Mathis proclaimed his innocence. Case Information Interviews Bios Press Evidence Photos

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