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Frank L. Yeager, Deputy Sheriff
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office, Oklahoma, US
About 2 P.M. on Thursday afternoon, November 16, 1911, Deputy Yager and A.F. Marks went to serve a writ issued by a Justice of the Peace in Harrah for a herd of cattle that had been seized by a black constable, Sam D. Jones. Jones had previously been given a writ to seize the herd of cattle by a black Justice of the Peace in Dewey Township. A dispute over legal authority broke out between the two lawmen.
Jones reached for his Winchester rifle in a wagon and Yager drew his gun on Jones. A friend of Jones', William Bonner, came out of the house, covering Yager and Marks with a shotgun. As Yager, 50, turned around to look at Bonner, Jones shot him in the back. The bullet went entirely through Yager's body. Deputy Yager fired one shot before he fell dead but missed. Marks was forced to leave the premises. Jones then walked four miles to Luther and surrendered himself.
Murder charges were filed against Sam Jones but he was acquitted in a trial in Oklahoma City the following January. The jury found that Deputy Yager did not have legal authority in the matter.
Deputy Yager was survived by his wife and seven children.
My great grandfather, who was born Francis Lewis Yager, was a deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty in 1911 near Luther, OK. Frank had received a commission as deputy sheriff for only one week before he was shot in back "in cold blood" by another constable over a cattle dispute. Frank died instantly. Sheriff Jack Spain and a number of his deputies served as pall bearers at his funeral.
His name is on the Memorial at the DPS in Oklahoma City, and he has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Frank and Sallie were married in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 1, 1886.
Frank L. Yeager, Deputy Sheriff
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office, Oklahoma, US
About 2 P.M. on Thursday afternoon, November 16, 1911, Deputy Yager and A.F. Marks went to serve a writ issued by a Justice of the Peace in Harrah for a herd of cattle that had been seized by a black constable, Sam D. Jones. Jones had previously been given a writ to seize the herd of cattle by a black Justice of the Peace in Dewey Township. A dispute over legal authority broke out between the two lawmen.
Jones reached for his Winchester rifle in a wagon and Yager drew his gun on Jones. A friend of Jones', William Bonner, came out of the house, covering Yager and Marks with a shotgun. As Yager, 50, turned around to look at Bonner, Jones shot him in the back. The bullet went entirely through Yager's body. Deputy Yager fired one shot before he fell dead but missed. Marks was forced to leave the premises. Jones then walked four miles to Luther and surrendered himself.
Murder charges were filed against Sam Jones but he was acquitted in a trial in Oklahoma City the following January. The jury found that Deputy Yager did not have legal authority in the matter.
Deputy Yager was survived by his wife and seven children.
My great grandfather, who was born Francis Lewis Yager, was a deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty in 1911 near Luther, OK. Frank had received a commission as deputy sheriff for only one week before he was shot in back "in cold blood" by another constable over a cattle dispute. Frank died instantly. Sheriff Jack Spain and a number of his deputies served as pall bearers at his funeral.
His name is on the Memorial at the DPS in Oklahoma City, and he has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Frank and Sallie were married in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 1, 1886.
MY PHOTOS ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED. THEY ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM HERE AND UPLOADED TO ANCESTRY.COM OR ANY OR PUBLIC SITE.
Frank L. Yeager, Deputy Sheriff
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office, Oklahoma, US
About 2 P.M. on Thursday afternoon, November 16, 1911, Deputy Yager and A.F. Marks went to serve a writ issued by a Justice of the Peace in Harrah for a herd of cattle that had been seized by a black constable, Sam D. Jones. Jones had previously been given a writ to seize the herd of cattle by a black Justice of the Peace in Dewey Township. A dispute over legal authority broke out between the two lawmen.
Jones reached for his Winchester rifle in a wagon and Yager drew his gun on Jones. A friend of Jones', William Bonner, came out of the house, covering Yager and Marks with a shotgun. As Yager, 50, turned around to look at Bonner, Jones shot him in the back. The bullet went entirely through Yager's body. Deputy Yager fired one shot before he fell dead but missed. Marks was forced to leave the premises. Jones then walked four miles to Luther and surrendered himself.
Murder charges were filed against Sam Jones but he was acquitted in a trial in Oklahoma City the following January. The jury found that Deputy Yager did not have legal authority in the matter.
Deputy Yager was survived by his wife and seven children.
My great grandfather, who was born Francis Lewis Yager, was a deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty in 1911 near Luther, OK. Frank had received a commission as deputy sheriff for only one week before he was shot in back "in cold blood" by another constable over a cattle dispute. Frank died instantly. Sheriff Jack Spain and a number of his deputies served as pall bearers at his funeral.
His name is on the Memorial at the DPS in Oklahoma City, and he has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Frank and Sallie were married in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 1, 1886.
Frank L. Yeager, Deputy Sheriff
Oklahoma County Sheriffs Office, Oklahoma, US
About 2 P.M. on Thursday afternoon, November 16, 1911, Deputy Yager and A.F. Marks went to serve a writ issued by a Justice of the Peace in Harrah for a herd of cattle that had been seized by a black constable, Sam D. Jones. Jones had previously been given a writ to seize the herd of cattle by a black Justice of the Peace in Dewey Township. A dispute over legal authority broke out between the two lawmen.
Jones reached for his Winchester rifle in a wagon and Yager drew his gun on Jones. A friend of Jones', William Bonner, came out of the house, covering Yager and Marks with a shotgun. As Yager, 50, turned around to look at Bonner, Jones shot him in the back. The bullet went entirely through Yager's body. Deputy Yager fired one shot before he fell dead but missed. Marks was forced to leave the premises. Jones then walked four miles to Luther and surrendered himself.
Murder charges were filed against Sam Jones but he was acquitted in a trial in Oklahoma City the following January. The jury found that Deputy Yager did not have legal authority in the matter.
Deputy Yager was survived by his wife and seven children.
My great grandfather, who was born Francis Lewis Yager, was a deputy sheriff killed in the line of duty in 1911 near Luther, OK. Frank had received a commission as deputy sheriff for only one week before he was shot in back "in cold blood" by another constable over a cattle dispute. Frank died instantly. Sheriff Jack Spain and a number of his deputies served as pall bearers at his funeral.
His name is on the Memorial at the DPS in Oklahoma City, and he has been added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Frank and Sallie were married in St. Joseph, Missouri on September 1, 1886.
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