Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: City of JewellCounty: JewellDeath Date: 3/14/1885Added to Memorial: 2019Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn March 14, 1885 the Rice County Kansas sheriff and a deputy traveled to Jewell County in search of a horse thief. The...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Sumner CountyCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 10/18/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff “Cash” Hollister, a former deputy U.S. Marshal, and George Davis, a member of a posse, attempted to...
Type of Officer: Deputy PolicemanJurisdiction: HunnewellCounty: SumnerDeath Date: 9/2/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Ed Scotten was killed when he attempted to disarm four cowboys who were “shooting up” the town. On August 12, 1884,...
Type of Officer: Assistant City MarshalJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 7/21/1884Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWell-known former buffalo hunter Nixon had a long-running feud with another well-known character, “Mysterious” Dave...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Valley FallsCounty: JeffersonDeath Date: 1/6/1883Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotThe night prior to Weiser’s death, Charles Cobb and another man had argued after a lyceum presentation, Cobb shot at the...
