Murder and Mayhem in Cowley County, Kansas

• Cowley County Law Officers Killed on Duty
• 1870 The Cowley County Vigalantes
• 1876 Murder of Bill Hickock at Deadwood
• 1877 William W. Crabb Killed by Lightning
• 1879 Murder of J. E. Starbuck
• 1879 Murder of Pawnee Indian
• 1880 Murder of Jay Page
• 1881 The Floral Tornado
• 1881 Murder of James J. Riley and The Trial of Thomas J. Armstrong  
• 1882 Murder of old man Noella
• 1883 Murder of Sheriff Shenneman
  • Shemmeman's Killing
  • Background on Shenneman
  • Better Organized Treatment of Shenneman includes Lynching of Shenneman's killer
• 1883 Murder of C. Bothamley
• 1885 The Beating of Anna Quarles
• 1885 Murder of Mrs. R. H. White more..
• 1885 Murder of George W. Handy, Cattleman
• 1885 Murder of James P. Smith
• 1886 Murder of Dr. W. M. Chastain
• 1886 Murder of Frank Lockwood and suicide of Miss Lillian Quinn
• 1893 Murder of Hugh H. Siverd
  • Background on Siverd
• 1896 Who Was Killed by the Posse in Kay County Last Week? Was It Dynamite Dick, Black Craig, Sam Craig, or a Stranger
• 1901 Murder of George C. Montgomery (click her for printable PDF file)
• 1903 Camen Band Massacre (Gilbert Twigg killer, George Nichols, Police Officer)
• 1917 Murder of Henry E. Moncravie (Osage)
• 1921 Murder of Mrs. John W. Kastle
• 1932 Murder of Jim Warren
• 1973 The Mullendore Murder Case, the book on Amazon

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