Bill McCall DUSM
January 17, 1894—The Indian Citizen—Paris, Texas—Deputy Marshal Bill McCall died at Allen, I. T., this morning from the effects of a wound received in a battle with the Gordon gang at Brunertown, in the Creek nation, in February 1891. McCall and his party were decoyed into an ambush and a desperate fight ensued, in which one of the Gordon gang was killed and McCall was shot in the thigh. He was compelled to ride twenty miles before he could have his wound dressed.
Stell Mentz DUSM
March 2, 1872—The Cherokee Advocate—On Friday the 28th ult. At the Court House in Flint, during the trial of John Ice, a deputy marshal named Stell Mentz, was killed by being shot through the head. He came here with three other persons and served a warrant upon a man named Sanders, saying that he had another one to serve upon Wesly Girtts, Sheriff of Flint, drawing his pistol at the same time. Immediately pistols were drawn by others and the shooting commenced. Mentz was killed as stated, but by whom is not known and one of the men who came there wit him was wounded. We learn that the Principal Chief has sent to have the matter fully inquired into.
THE SAM McCOY KILLING
May 28, 1895—Indian Journal—We give the following particulars of the McCoy killing, taken from the Elevator:
News has just reached us of a double killing that took place on last Tuesday on the Illinois River, above the old salt works. Sam McCoy, ex-sheriff of Illinois district, lived on the Illinois River and had an extensive cattle ranch. He had been missing cattle and the proof he had secured tended to show that one Austin Ross, a Cherokee Negro, was the thief and Sam McCoy threatened Austin. Austin, in company with ‘Deer-track Candy” and “Dutch Pigeon,” both Cherokees, waylaid the road near McCoy’s house and as he was riding along these parties opened fire on him, one bal glancing McCoy, inflicting a slight wound in his breast. McCoy hurried to his house and secured his Winchester and returning found the parties still at the same place, when he opened fir and shot Austin twice, on shot in the breast and one in the bowels. McCoy was shot several times and died fighting. Austin lived a short time and on being questioned about the other parties said they were boy badly wounded, though they could not be found.