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The West Virginia deputy who stood between a lynch mob and justice
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The West Virginia deputy who stood between a lynch mob and justice
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On a cold winter night in 1875 in West Virginia’s capital city, an angry mob surrounded the county jail demanding justice. Inside stood Deputy Sheriff T.S. Perry, determined to protect the prisoners entrusted to his care. He lost that battle. Years later, faced with another mob intent on taking lives, Perry made an offer that would become one of the most remarkable acts of personal courage in West Virginia history. “If you mu…
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