Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Ellis CountyCounty: EllisDeath Date: 7/18/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotA former deputy of Wild Bill Hickok, “Rattlesnake Pete” Lanihan (or Lanahan) defeated Hickok in the sheriff’s election of 1869....
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Baxter SpringsCounty: CherokeeDeath Date: 11/7/1870Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotA “fallen woman” by the name of Nellie Starr, who is listed in the Cherokee County census as operating a brothel, became...
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: AbileneCounty: DickinsonDeath Date: 11/2/1870Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Shot then decapitatedThomas Smith, chief of police of Abilene, was well known for his effectiveness in that position. During the...
Type of Officer: UndersheriffJurisdiction: Labette CountyCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 4/20/1870Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Accidental GunshotSeveral versions exist of the shooting of Undersheriff Bodine by a man named Patterson. One indicates that...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Junction CityCounty: GearyDeath Date: 11/13/1869Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotCity Marshal Daniel McCleery, because of continued disturbances by a group of Texans, ordered the “rum” and billiard room...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: EllsworthCounty: EllsworthDeath Date: 8/2/1869Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotEllsworth city policeman William “Apache Bill” Semans was attempting to stop a row at the dance hall and was killed during...
