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...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: OgdenCounty: RileyDeath Date: 12/12/1866Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotBoller, marshal of Ogden, observed some soldiers entering the house of a female citizen. The story, as related by the newspapers,...
Type of Officer: DeputyJurisdiction: NemahaCounty: NemahaDeath Date: 11/20/1866Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn November 19, 1866, Nemaha County Sheriff William Boulton formed a posse of several local men to join in the pursuit of four horse...
