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The Fitzgerald Leader Enterprise And Press
Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia
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Judge E. T. Shurley ordered the transfer of Lincoln County Sheriff W. S. Harrison and deputy R. L. Burgess, accused of murdering Wayne and Frank Cullars last Wednesday, from Wilkes County custody to Atlanta for trial.
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Lincoln Sheriff Is Put In Custody Of Fulton Official
WASHINGTON, Ga. - Judge E. T. Shurley of Warrenton issued an order here transferring W. S. Harrison sheriff of Lincoln county and his deputy R. L. Burgess, to Atlanta. Both officers are accused of murder in connection with the killing of Wayne and Frank Cullars of Lincoln, last Wednesday afternoon.
The sheriff and his deputies have been in custody of Sheriff Walton of Wilkes County, since the occurrence.
They were taken to Atlanta accompanied by Sheriff Jeff Sturdivant of Taliaferro County.
It is expected that the Lincoln county officers will remain in the custody of Sheriff Lowry of Fulton County until the trial. They are charged with murder on warrants sworn out by Tom Watson Cullars, brother of the dead men.
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Lincoln County, Georgia
Event Date
Last Wednesday Afternoon
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killing of wayne and frank cullars; officers transferred to atlanta custody until trial
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Judge E. T. Shurley issued order transferring Sheriff W. S. Harrison and deputy R. L. Burgess, accused of murder in the killing of Wayne and Frank Cullars, from Wilkes County custody to Atlanta, accompanied by Sheriff Jeff Sturdivant; to remain in Fulton County custody until trial on warrants by Tom Watson Cullars.