Type of Officer: Special PoliceJurisdiction: OswegoCounty: LabetteDeath Date: 10/3/1874Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: StabbingWilliam Hugest attempted to quiet a disturbance at the county fairgrounds between John Bagby and another man who were in an...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Harvey CountyCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 9/23/1871Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff Carlos King had disarmed one Thomas Edwards for disturbing the peace and had run him out of town. Edwards...
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: 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...
