Life, Career and Trial of Dr. James Martin Posey
In 1908, prominent physician James Posey was arrested for assault with intent to murder in the first degree—the result of a dispute over contaminated water.
oday, we seldom hear of contaminations to drinking water with such diseases as cholera, typhus, typhoid, malaria or yellow fever. However, to our early settlers these diseases were all too real, and mere rumors of their symptoms often invoked fear and panic in a community that had little knowledge of their origins But, this story isn’t about a panic-stricken community. This is the story of how the claims of one local physician in 1908 led to his arrest for assault with intent to murder in the first degree. This is the story of the life, career and trial of Dr. James Martin Posey. Who was Dr. Posey? Born July 29, 1866, in Warrensville, South Carolina, James Martin Posey was the son of a blacksmith and plantation farmer, Lazarus Posey. …
Larry Bush
5:23 pm on Thursday, December 29, 2011
Good history, but the ending needs work. more ›