Type of Officer: Deputy Sheriff and ConstableJurisdiction: Sumner CountyCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 11/20/1920Added to Memorial: 2004Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn the the evening of November 20, 1920, Sumner County Deputy Sheriff Nicholas “Nick” Damett,...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: WinfieldCounty: CowleyDeath Date: 9/3/1920Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotThe Winfield Police Department received a call reporting that John Shoup had been following and annoying a woman. Officers...
Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Kearny CountyCounty: KearnyDeath Date: 8/3/1920Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotAn itinerant worker at a ranch was attempting to sell a car with Texas license plates. When the attempted sale was reported to...
Type of Officer: Railroad Special AgentJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 7/4/1920Added to Memorial: 2002Circumstances of Death: GunshotAt 3:00 a.m. on July 4, 1920, Rock Island Railroad Special Agent Will C. Reed and his partner B. B. Collins received...
Type of Officer: Railroad Special AgentJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 6/27/1920Added to Memorial: 2002Circumstances of Death: GunshotIn the early morning of June 27, 1920, Rock Island Railroad Special Agent Charles F. Artz arrested four men on...
Type of Officer: ForemanJurisdiction: US Penitentiary, LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 6/20/1920Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotForeman R. G. Warnke was fatally beaten by inmate Carl Panzram in the prison laundry room. The inmate struck...
