riff Poppell basically left the people alone to live their lives away from public affairs and gave them things when they were needed. The people of McIntosh County received these gifts open-handedly and allowed the sheriff to continue his rule. " I suppose Tom Poppell was Billy the Kid. He was Robin Hood,"(5) one would later say.
             Sheriff Poppell stayed in power for many years for other reasons also. He knew that he must keep racial proble
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