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Cowley County Law Enforcement
Officers Killed in the Line of Duty

 

  • Sheriff of Cowley County Albert Taylor Shenneman, Shot by young cowboy, January 25, 1883

  • Winfield City Marshall Fulton, Shot while attempting to quell domestic dispute, September 2, 1892.

  • Winfield Constable Hugh Hicks Siverd, killed by bootleggers at 9th & Main, October 25,1893.

  • Arkansas City Constable John Breene, wounded in a revolver duel with a burglar, November 20, 1906, died November 27, 1906.

  • Cowley County Sheriff A. O. Welfelt, Shot by borrowed gun while arresting burglar, Dec 1, 1906, died, January 27,1907

  • Winfield Policeman Dick Kreuger, Shot and killed while apprehending a stalker, September 3,1920

  • Cowley County Deputy Sheriff Robert Vest, killed in on-duty auto accident, January 17, 1964.

 

Cowley County Historical Society Museum

1011 Mannsfield Street / Winfield, KS 67156

620-221-4811

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Cowley County Historical Society Museum