Deputy United States Marshal McGinnes and Deputy United States Marshal Vernon Wilson (FAG #39533787) were shot and killed in the hills east of Visalia in Fresno County, California, while they attempted to arrest two suspects wanted for the murder of Tulare County Sheriffs Deputy Oscar Beaver (FAG #13812587) one month earlier.
The suspects were Chris Evans and John Sontag, notorious California train robbers. A little less than a year later, Sontag was killed and Evans was apprehended after a gun battle with a posse. Evans lost an eye and his right hand in the fight.
Chris Evans was convicted of the murder of all three officers and sentenced to life in Folsom Prison. He was paroled in 1912.
Marshal McGinnes was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department prior to his appointment as a United States Marshall.
Andrew W. McGinnes was born in Georgia in 1850 and arrived in San Francisco via the Isthmus on June 1, 1856. The family moved about California finally settling in Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California. In 1868, McGinnes, age 16, had an encounter on the streets of Knights Ferry. The teacher of McGinnes's siblings, Mr. Cheshire made some comments that resulted in a confrontation between Cheshire and McGinnes's father. Pistols were produced, shots fired and Cheshire was left standing. McGinnes picked up his dead father's pistol and killed Cheshire. McGinnes was tried and acquitted. McGinnes went on to serve in Stanislaus County as a Deputy Constable and Deputy Sheriff. While living in Modesto, McGinnes became acquainted with Evans and Sontag who ran a livery stable. McGinnes enjoyed a reputation as being a very good officer. McGinnes was survived by a wife Addie and daughter Mary who are interred with him.
Rest well my brother.
The suspects were Chris Evans and John Sontag, notorious California train robbers. A little less than a year later, Sontag was killed and Evans was apprehended after a gun battle with a posse. Evans lost an eye and his right hand in the fight.
Chris Evans was convicted of the murder of all three officers and sentenced to life in Folsom Prison. He was paroled in 1912.
Marshal McGinnes was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department prior to his appointment as a United States Marshall.
Andrew W. McGinnes was born in Georgia in 1850 and arrived in San Francisco via the Isthmus on June 1, 1856. The family moved about California finally settling in Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California. In 1868, McGinnes, age 16, had an encounter on the streets of Knights Ferry. The teacher of McGinnes's siblings, Mr. Cheshire made some comments that resulted in a confrontation between Cheshire and McGinnes's father. Pistols were produced, shots fired and Cheshire was left standing. McGinnes picked up his dead father's pistol and killed Cheshire. McGinnes was tried and acquitted. McGinnes went on to serve in Stanislaus County as a Deputy Constable and Deputy Sheriff. While living in Modesto, McGinnes became acquainted with Evans and Sontag who ran a livery stable. McGinnes enjoyed a reputation as being a very good officer. McGinnes was survived by a wife Addie and daughter Mary who are interred with him.
Rest well my brother.
Deputy United States Marshal McGinnes and Deputy United States Marshal Vernon Wilson (FAG #39533787) were shot and killed in the hills east of Visalia in Fresno County, California, while they attempted to arrest two suspects wanted for the murder of Tulare County Sheriffs Deputy Oscar Beaver (FAG #13812587) one month earlier.
The suspects were Chris Evans and John Sontag, notorious California train robbers. A little less than a year later, Sontag was killed and Evans was apprehended after a gun battle with a posse. Evans lost an eye and his right hand in the fight.
Chris Evans was convicted of the murder of all three officers and sentenced to life in Folsom Prison. He was paroled in 1912.
Marshal McGinnes was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department prior to his appointment as a United States Marshall.
Andrew W. McGinnes was born in Georgia in 1850 and arrived in San Francisco via the Isthmus on June 1, 1856. The family moved about California finally settling in Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California. In 1868, McGinnes, age 16, had an encounter on the streets of Knights Ferry. The teacher of McGinnes's siblings, Mr. Cheshire made some comments that resulted in a confrontation between Cheshire and McGinnes's father. Pistols were produced, shots fired and Cheshire was left standing. McGinnes picked up his dead father's pistol and killed Cheshire. McGinnes was tried and acquitted. McGinnes went on to serve in Stanislaus County as a Deputy Constable and Deputy Sheriff. While living in Modesto, McGinnes became acquainted with Evans and Sontag who ran a livery stable. McGinnes enjoyed a reputation as being a very good officer. McGinnes was survived by a wife Addie and daughter Mary who are interred with him.
Rest well my brother.
The suspects were Chris Evans and John Sontag, notorious California train robbers. A little less than a year later, Sontag was killed and Evans was apprehended after a gun battle with a posse. Evans lost an eye and his right hand in the fight.
Chris Evans was convicted of the murder of all three officers and sentenced to life in Folsom Prison. He was paroled in 1912.
Marshal McGinnes was employed as a Deputy Sheriff with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department prior to his appointment as a United States Marshall.
Andrew W. McGinnes was born in Georgia in 1850 and arrived in San Francisco via the Isthmus on June 1, 1856. The family moved about California finally settling in Knights Ferry, Stanislaus County, California. In 1868, McGinnes, age 16, had an encounter on the streets of Knights Ferry. The teacher of McGinnes's siblings, Mr. Cheshire made some comments that resulted in a confrontation between Cheshire and McGinnes's father. Pistols were produced, shots fired and Cheshire was left standing. McGinnes picked up his dead father's pistol and killed Cheshire. McGinnes was tried and acquitted. McGinnes went on to serve in Stanislaus County as a Deputy Constable and Deputy Sheriff. While living in Modesto, McGinnes became acquainted with Evans and Sontag who ran a livery stable. McGinnes enjoyed a reputation as being a very good officer. McGinnes was survived by a wife Addie and daughter Mary who are interred with him.
Rest well my brother.
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