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Resided:
KS, USA
Born:
Unk
Fallen:
Jun. 29, 1872
Race/Sex:
Caucasian Male
Agency
Dept:
Baxter Springs Police Dept.
KS
USA
Dept. Type:
Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:
City Marshal
Sworn Date:
Unk
FBI Class:
Homicide - Gun
Weapon Class:
Firearm
On The Job:
2 years
Bio: Not Available
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
KS
USA
Sat. Jun. 29, 1872
Summary:
Marshal Taylor was shot and killed while attempting to arrest the city's mayor. The owner of a local lumberyard had sworn out a warrant against the mayor for the mayor's failure to pay his debt to the lumberyard. As Marshal Taylor attempted to arrest the mayor he was shot. The mayor initially refused to give himself up, but later, fearing he would be lynched, surrendered to authorities.
The mayor was charged with Marshal Taylor's murder but acquitted at trial.
Marshal Taylor had been appointed by the mayor two years earlier after the murder of City Marshal Henry Seaman. He had previous served as a United States Deputy Marshal.
