The death of Mayor Cabell Testerman in this state was rumored to be at the hands of his police chief, who swiftly married the widowed Mrs. Testerman.
The death of Mayor Cabell Testerman in this state was rumored to be at the hands of his police chief, who swiftly married the widowed Mrs. Testerman. In another incident in this state, that police chief and friend Ed Chambers were assassinated on the courthouse steps as a retribution killing. That story was told in a 1987 film starring David Strathairn and Chris Cooper and directed by John Sayles. Bill Blizzard was acquitted for treason for his actions in this state, while Don Chafin's private air force of biplanes dropped leaflets and pipe bombs on opponents here. In one incident in this state, Police Chief Sid Hatfield got involved in a shootout with agents trying to evict families. In 1921, this state's Logan County was home to the battle of Blair Mountain, a labor uprising against the state police and Baldwin-Felts detective agents. For 10 points, name this state, the site of the so-called "battle of Matewan," a battle between coal miners and detectives.
The death of Mayor Cabell Testerman in this state was rumored to be at the hands of his police chief, who swiftly married the widowed Mrs. Testerman.
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