Frontier peace officer. Brown was the city marshal of Caldwell, Kansas. He died in the line of duty while attempting to arrest two brothers, Steve and Jess Green, who had escaped from the Texas state penitentiary. The Green brothers shot Brown when he approached them in the Red Light saloon in Caldwell. Shortly afterward, a posse of lawmen caught up with the Greens and killed them when they resisted arrest. Marshal Brown is memorialized at Panel 32, E-11 on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.
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A Caldwell Tragedy
Caldwell, Kan, June 22 - Two men supposed to be cowboys from Indian Territory, started a disturbance in the Red light Saloon here today and the City Marshal, George Brown, went in to arrest them. While attempting to disarm one of the ruffians the other drew a revolver and shot Brown through the head, scattering his brains all over the floor. Before an alarm could be given the desperadoes mounted their horses and started for Indian Territory. A pursuing party was immediately organized, but so far the murderers have not been captured. (Inter Ocean, June 23, 1882, page 2)
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) (Note: dates in newspaper article are discrepant since they are before his date of death...)
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A Caldwell Tragedy
Caldwell, Kan, June 22 - Two men supposed to be cowboys from Indian Territory, started a disturbance in the Red light Saloon here today and the City Marshal, George Brown, went in to arrest them. While attempting to disarm one of the ruffians the other drew a revolver and shot Brown through the head, scattering his brains all over the floor. Before an alarm could be given the desperadoes mounted their horses and started for Indian Territory. A pursuing party was immediately organized, but so far the murderers have not been captured. (Inter Ocean, June 23, 1882, page 2)
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) (Note: dates in newspaper article are discrepant since they are before his date of death...)
Frontier peace officer. Brown was the city marshal of Caldwell, Kansas. He died in the line of duty while attempting to arrest two brothers, Steve and Jess Green, who had escaped from the Texas state penitentiary. The Green brothers shot Brown when he approached them in the Red Light saloon in Caldwell. Shortly afterward, a posse of lawmen caught up with the Greens and killed them when they resisted arrest. Marshal Brown is memorialized at Panel 32, E-11 on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.
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A Caldwell Tragedy
Caldwell, Kan, June 22 - Two men supposed to be cowboys from Indian Territory, started a disturbance in the Red light Saloon here today and the City Marshal, George Brown, went in to arrest them. While attempting to disarm one of the ruffians the other drew a revolver and shot Brown through the head, scattering his brains all over the floor. Before an alarm could be given the desperadoes mounted their horses and started for Indian Territory. A pursuing party was immediately organized, but so far the murderers have not been captured. (Inter Ocean, June 23, 1882, page 2)
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) (Note: dates in newspaper article are discrepant since they are before his date of death...)
MORE BLOOD
A Caldwell Tragedy
Caldwell, Kan, June 22 - Two men supposed to be cowboys from Indian Territory, started a disturbance in the Red light Saloon here today and the City Marshal, George Brown, went in to arrest them. While attempting to disarm one of the ruffians the other drew a revolver and shot Brown through the head, scattering his brains all over the floor. Before an alarm could be given the desperadoes mounted their horses and started for Indian Territory. A pursuing party was immediately organized, but so far the murderers have not been captured. (Inter Ocean, June 23, 1882, page 2)
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521) (Note: dates in newspaper article are discrepant since they are before his date of death...)
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