John Wall

City Marshal, Tatums

 Marshal Wall had been cleaning up the illegal whiskey sales in the northwest Carter County black community of Tatums. The evening of Monday, April 16, 1923, Marshal Wall was called to the door of his home. As he stepped to the door he was hit with the blast of a shotgun fired by someone hidden by the scrubs near the door. Marshal Wall lived about three hours but died just after midnight. Before dying he stated he saw two men run from his yard after he was shot. Three men were charged with the murder of the black City Marshal but were acquitted of the charges.