Type of Officer: Special PolicemanJurisdiction: CaldwellCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 12/17/1881Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotBeing threatened by a group of about five cowboys, former city marshal Meagher went to Caldwell City Marshal John Wilson...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Lyon CountyCounty: LyonDeath Date: 8/4/1881Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: StabbingDeputy Spillman had escorted an inmate named Edward Johnson to Johnson’s former apartment at the latter’s request to look for...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: AtchisonCounty: AtchisonDeath Date: 10/27/1879Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn October 26, 1879, a drunken man who was attempting to buy more liquor at a local saloon was refused service. The man...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: ChetopaCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 8/25/1878Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotInformed that a John Richmond was in possession of a stolen mule and was heading for Missouri, Marshal Clift, who was also a...
Type of Officer: Deputy U.S. MarshalJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 7/13/1878Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy U.S. Marshal McCarty was drinking in the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City when on Thomas Roach, angered that he...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 4/9/1878Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotCity Marshal Masterson (older brother of Bat Masterson) disarmed Jack Wagner, who was drunk and in violation of Dodge City’s...
