Here you'll find some information and a preview of what will be on the The Oklahoma Lawman web site. I hope you enjoy what I have here and will come back when this web site is published on the web. NOTE: The last two pictures on this page will not match the story, and/or person the information is about on the left of these photos, they are the photos of U. S. Marshalls' Heck Thomas and Chris Madsen.
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U.S. Marshal Crump and his staff,on the porch of the barrack/courthouse at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Some of the Deputies which serve the Federal District Court for the Western District of Arkansas during the years that the court's jurisdiction included the Indian Territory, 1872-1896. During that time, a great many people worked for or with the court in some capacity. The majority of the men the court employed served as deputy U.S. marshals. In many cases their employment was sporatic or short term; however, some men, such as William Clayton, Bass Reeves, and others served the court for many years.
Some of the Deputies which serve the Federal District Court for the Western District of Arkansas during the years that the court's jurisdiction included the Indian Territory, 1872-1896. During that time, a great many people worked for or with the court in some capacity. The majority of the men the court employed served as deputy U.S. marshals. In many cases their employment was sporatic or short term; however, some men, such as William Clayton, Bass Reeves, and others served the court for many years.
Alice (McRay) Stewart Eads -U.S. DEPUTY MARSHAL for Judge Parker Yes, surprisingly evidence is that this woman was one of the deputies that rode for Judge Parker. She was born at Waldron, Arkansas, in 1856. Her first husband, John Stewart, was killed in her presence, and she being an eye witness, testified at the trial of Edward Fulsom. She later saw him hang for the crime. After the trial, she became an officer of the law. She later served as a Field Deputy under U.S. Marshal Valentine Dell and rode with deputies Calvin Whitson, Bill Ellis, and Bert Brown. She claimed responsibility for the capture of Sheppard Busby. Alice died in Fort Smith in 1937 from a heart ailment. She is buried in Oak Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AK. where many of Judge Parker deputies' are buried. Read about Marshall HECK THOMAS and the Dalton Gang, "click-on" his picture, (middle right) one of the most respected Oklahoma Lawmen.
Yes, surprisingly evidence is that this woman was one of the deputies that rode for Judge Parker. She was born at Waldron, Arkansas, in 1856. Her first husband, John Stewart, was killed in her presence, and she being an eye witness, testified at the trial of Edward Fulsom. She later saw him hang for the crime. After the trial, she became an officer of the law. She later served as a Field Deputy under U.S. Marshal Valentine Dell and rode with deputies Calvin Whitson, Bill Ellis, and Bert Brown. She claimed responsibility for the capture of Sheppard Busby. Alice died in Fort Smith in 1937 from a heart ailment. She is buried in Oak Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AK. where many of Judge Parker deputies' are buried. Read about Marshall HECK THOMAS and the Dalton Gang, "click-on" his picture, (middle right) one of the most respected Oklahoma Lawmen.
Sheppard Busby - U.S. DEPUTY MARSHAL Busby was born in Kentucky or Tennessee in 1833 and served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He came to the Fort Smith area about 1875 and served under Judge Parker as a Deputy U.S. Marshal. Busby was the only U.S. Deputy Marshal and also the oldest man to have been hanged at Fort Smith. He was convicted of the killing of Deputy Marshal Barney Connelly who came to his home to serve him with a warrant for adultery. As Connelly came towards the house, Busby fired at Connelly and killed him. Busby later claimed that if he had known who Connelly was and what he had wanted, that there would have not been any trouble.Both he and his son were tried for the killing. Sheppard escaped from the posse, but later gave himself up after his son was taken into custody. There was no coverage of the trial in local newspapers, so information remains sketchy. Busby, though, pleaded self-defense, but was subsequently convicted of the murder.George Maledon, the hangman of Fort Smith, supposedly refused to hang Busby because of the fact that he was a Union Veteran and a U.S. Deputy Marshal. Deputy Marshal G.S."Cap" White officiated the hanging instead of Maledon
Busby was born in Kentucky or Tennessee in 1833 and served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He came to the Fort Smith area about 1875 and served under Judge Parker as a Deputy U.S. Marshal. Busby was the only U.S. Deputy Marshal and also the oldest man to have been hanged at Fort Smith. He was convicted of the killing of Deputy Marshal Barney Connelly who came to his home to serve him with a warrant for adultery. As Connelly came towards the house, Busby fired at Connelly and killed him. Busby later claimed that if he had known who Connelly was and what he had wanted, that there would have not been any trouble.Both he and his son were tried for the killing. Sheppard escaped from the posse, but later gave himself up after his son was taken into custody. There was no coverage of the trial in local newspapers, so information remains sketchy. Busby, though, pleaded self-defense, but was subsequently convicted of the murder.George Maledon, the hangman of Fort Smith, supposedly refused to hang Busby because of the fact that he was a Union Veteran and a U.S. Deputy Marshal. Deputy Marshal G.S."Cap" White officiated the hanging instead of Maledon
