George Wesley Adair, Deputy, U. S. Marshal Service / Boswell Constable
U.S. Marshals Service
The afternoon of Saturday, September 10, 1921, Deputy U S Marshal and Boswell Constable Adair, 50, was in Boswell walking to have dinner with J C Watson when they met Jim Cutshaw in front of the hardware store. Only a few words were spoken before Cutshaw pulled a gun from his front trousers pocket and fired at least one time before Adair drew his gun and fired. When the shooting was over Deputy Adair had been shot four times and Cutshaw was slightly wounded. There had been hard feelings between the two men ever since Deputy Adair arrested Cutshaw after a moonshine raid on Cutshaw’s home. Cutshaw had served a term in jail following the raid. Deputy Adair died from his wounds the next morning, Sunday, September 11th about 8 A.M. Cutshaw was charged with murder but was found guilty of First Degree Manslaughter and received a prison sentence of four years. Deputy Adair was survived by his wife Eva and their three children. Source: Law Enforcement Memorial page.
Memorial notes: above bio added and death date changed from 9 Nov to 11 Sep 1921 on 28 Nov 2017.
George Adair, 50, US deputy marshal, who was shot in a pistol duel with James Cutshaw, 40, on the main street of Boswell Saturday afternoon, died at his Boswell home Sunday. The perpetrator, also wounded, but not seriously, was taken to the county jail in Hugo, where a murder charge was placed against him. Officers said he would plead self defense. The duel was witnessed by a crowd of witnesses. The pair met on the street, and following some verbal exchanges, it was alleged that Adair drew and fired, then Cutshaw then shot Adair, hitting him four times. The alleged trouble between the pair, was said to have been long-standing, resulting from a moonshine still raided by Adair at Cutshaw's home. Cutshaw served a term in jail following the raid. Source: The Daily Oklahoman of Monday, 12 Sep 1921, pg 1.
U.S. Marshals Service
The afternoon of Saturday, September 10, 1921, Deputy U S Marshal and Boswell Constable Adair, 50, was in Boswell walking to have dinner with J C Watson when they met Jim Cutshaw in front of the hardware store. Only a few words were spoken before Cutshaw pulled a gun from his front trousers pocket and fired at least one time before Adair drew his gun and fired. When the shooting was over Deputy Adair had been shot four times and Cutshaw was slightly wounded. There had been hard feelings between the two men ever since Deputy Adair arrested Cutshaw after a moonshine raid on Cutshaw’s home. Cutshaw had served a term in jail following the raid. Deputy Adair died from his wounds the next morning, Sunday, September 11th about 8 A.M. Cutshaw was charged with murder but was found guilty of First Degree Manslaughter and received a prison sentence of four years. Deputy Adair was survived by his wife Eva and their three children. Source: Law Enforcement Memorial page.
Memorial notes: above bio added and death date changed from 9 Nov to 11 Sep 1921 on 28 Nov 2017.
George Adair, 50, US deputy marshal, who was shot in a pistol duel with James Cutshaw, 40, on the main street of Boswell Saturday afternoon, died at his Boswell home Sunday. The perpetrator, also wounded, but not seriously, was taken to the county jail in Hugo, where a murder charge was placed against him. Officers said he would plead self defense. The duel was witnessed by a crowd of witnesses. The pair met on the street, and following some verbal exchanges, it was alleged that Adair drew and fired, then Cutshaw then shot Adair, hitting him four times. The alleged trouble between the pair, was said to have been long-standing, resulting from a moonshine still raided by Adair at Cutshaw's home. Cutshaw served a term in jail following the raid. Source: The Daily Oklahoman of Monday, 12 Sep 1921, pg 1.
George Wesley Adair, Deputy, U. S. Marshal Service / Boswell Constable
U.S. Marshals Service
The afternoon of Saturday, September 10, 1921, Deputy U S Marshal and Boswell Constable Adair, 50, was in Boswell walking to have dinner with J C Watson when they met Jim Cutshaw in front of the hardware store. Only a few words were spoken before Cutshaw pulled a gun from his front trousers pocket and fired at least one time before Adair drew his gun and fired. When the shooting was over Deputy Adair had been shot four times and Cutshaw was slightly wounded. There had been hard feelings between the two men ever since Deputy Adair arrested Cutshaw after a moonshine raid on Cutshaw’s home. Cutshaw had served a term in jail following the raid. Deputy Adair died from his wounds the next morning, Sunday, September 11th about 8 A.M. Cutshaw was charged with murder but was found guilty of First Degree Manslaughter and received a prison sentence of four years. Deputy Adair was survived by his wife Eva and their three children. Source: Law Enforcement Memorial page.
Memorial notes: above bio added and death date changed from 9 Nov to 11 Sep 1921 on 28 Nov 2017.
George Adair, 50, US deputy marshal, who was shot in a pistol duel with James Cutshaw, 40, on the main street of Boswell Saturday afternoon, died at his Boswell home Sunday. The perpetrator, also wounded, but not seriously, was taken to the county jail in Hugo, where a murder charge was placed against him. Officers said he would plead self defense. The duel was witnessed by a crowd of witnesses. The pair met on the street, and following some verbal exchanges, it was alleged that Adair drew and fired, then Cutshaw then shot Adair, hitting him four times. The alleged trouble between the pair, was said to have been long-standing, resulting from a moonshine still raided by Adair at Cutshaw's home. Cutshaw served a term in jail following the raid. Source: The Daily Oklahoman of Monday, 12 Sep 1921, pg 1.
U.S. Marshals Service
The afternoon of Saturday, September 10, 1921, Deputy U S Marshal and Boswell Constable Adair, 50, was in Boswell walking to have dinner with J C Watson when they met Jim Cutshaw in front of the hardware store. Only a few words were spoken before Cutshaw pulled a gun from his front trousers pocket and fired at least one time before Adair drew his gun and fired. When the shooting was over Deputy Adair had been shot four times and Cutshaw was slightly wounded. There had been hard feelings between the two men ever since Deputy Adair arrested Cutshaw after a moonshine raid on Cutshaw’s home. Cutshaw had served a term in jail following the raid. Deputy Adair died from his wounds the next morning, Sunday, September 11th about 8 A.M. Cutshaw was charged with murder but was found guilty of First Degree Manslaughter and received a prison sentence of four years. Deputy Adair was survived by his wife Eva and their three children. Source: Law Enforcement Memorial page.
Memorial notes: above bio added and death date changed from 9 Nov to 11 Sep 1921 on 28 Nov 2017.
George Adair, 50, US deputy marshal, who was shot in a pistol duel with James Cutshaw, 40, on the main street of Boswell Saturday afternoon, died at his Boswell home Sunday. The perpetrator, also wounded, but not seriously, was taken to the county jail in Hugo, where a murder charge was placed against him. Officers said he would plead self defense. The duel was witnessed by a crowd of witnesses. The pair met on the street, and following some verbal exchanges, it was alleged that Adair drew and fired, then Cutshaw then shot Adair, hitting him four times. The alleged trouble between the pair, was said to have been long-standing, resulting from a moonshine still raided by Adair at Cutshaw's home. Cutshaw served a term in jail following the raid. Source: The Daily Oklahoman of Monday, 12 Sep 1921, pg 1.
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