Clanton, John W. was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory in July through December of 1894, serving under Marshal Evett Nix. 

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

Clark, in 1905, Clark was assigned to the Guthrie area when he traveled to Newkirk, to transport a family of counterfeiters.  An old man named J. S. Sullivan with the help of his three sons, Luther, Albert and Wesley had been making $10 gold pieces.  The three brothers agreed to confess to their part in the operation if their father was allowed to remain free.  The plea bargain was allowed due to the elder Sullivan’s age and health.  The counterfeiters had previously been arrested in January of 1905, by Deputy Marshal Begnier.

(The Arapaho Bee - March 17, 1905) (Fairview Republican - January 20, 1905)

 

Clark, A. F. worked with Deputy Marshal Dixon out of the federal court in Paris, Texas, appointed by Marshal Thomas B. Needles of the Eastern Judicial District. Deputy Clark was assigned the southern part of Indian Territory, the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations.  After several years of service as a deputy in the Paris court, Clark relocated to Antlers, Choctaw Nation where he was appointed deputy marshal in Antlers, Choctaw Nation.

  (Indian Pioneer History - A. F. Clark)

 

Clark, Bob was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  He rode with Deputy Marshals Charles Lamb and Ed Reed to arrest two brothers, John and George Pearce.  In November of 1894, The brothers killed a boyhood friend named William Vandever for his mare and colt .  The Pearce brothers were sent to the gallows at Ft. Smith, Arkansas on April 30, 1896. 

(Hell on the Border-Harman) (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clark, Charles A. was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory in July of 1894, through March of 1895, serving under Marshal Evett Nix. 

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

Clark, F. B.

D.U.S. Marshal

Guthrie

Nov. 2, 1903

 

Clark, J. D. was commissioned on May 3, 1892, in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, serving under Marshal Jacob Yoes. 

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clark, W. C. was commissioned on January 4, 1895, in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, serving under Marshal George J. Crump. Clark lived in Wetumka, Indian Territory.  

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clark, William H. was commissioned on June 9, 1869, in the District Court at Van Buren, Arkansas, serving under Marshal William A. Britton.  William lived in Sebastian County, Arkansas.

 (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clarke, G. C. was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database)

 

Clarke, Sid was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory during the Land Rush in April of 1889. 

(Chronicles Of Oklahoma - Volume 48, 1970)

 

Clary, J. H. was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory, serving under Marshal Evett Dumas Nix.  On April 3, 1895, the Bill Doolin gang robbed the Rock Island train at Dover, Oklahoma Territory and while making their departure, dared Chief Deputy Marshal Chris Madsen to come after them, as they bragged about robbing the train.  Chris Madsen selected a posse, made up of deputy marshals and their mounts to travel by rail, to the robbery site.  William Banks, Capt. Prather, Billie Moore, J. H. Clary, John Phelps and M. S. Hutchinson arrived at the site, two hours after the bandits had left.  Trailing the outlaws was not difficult for their trail was clear and they used very little effort to cover their tracks.  That afternoon, they were spotted in a black jack grove, having one man stand guard while the rest, slept.  It appeared they did not fear being captured or felt the marshals posed little danger to them for they had unsaddled their horses and seemed to be in no hurry.  A command to surrender was given but the outlaws felt the advantage was theirs as they fired on the officers.  Both sides were equal in numbers, however, the gang was misconceived in the thought they were superior to the marshal’s force.  With gunmen like Bill Doolin, Red Buck, Tulsa Jack Blake, Bitter Creek Newcomb, Charlie Pierce, Little Bill Raidler and Dick Yeager, maybe they had good reason to feel they were infallible.  A lengthy gun battle followed, in which more than two-hundred rounds were fired before Doolin gave orders to move out.  During the fight, Tulsa Jack Blake was killed by Deputy Marshal William Banks and Raidler was shot in the hand, leaving several fingers dangling, which he cut off with his pocket knife.  Banks and Prather left the posse, taking Tulsa Jack’s body to Hennessey to collect the $1000 reward that had been placed on each member of the Doolin gang.  At sundown on that same day, the posse came to a small cabin where they learned the outlaws had killed the father of a family, a Baptist minister, who refused to give up his horses.  It was suspected that Red Buck shot the man after the gang had eaten supper and robbed the family of their valuables.  Their trail was found heading toward the west, crossing the Cimarron River toward Canton, leading to the Gloss Mountains where Dick Yeager had a stronghold.  This posse never made contact with the gang again.

 (West of Hell’s Fringe) (In Pursuit Of the Outlaw - Red Buck)

 

Claw, A. S. was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory by Marshal Richard Jones during the 1899, Land Rush. 

(Chronicles Of Oklahoma - Volume 35, 1957)

 

Clay, Bas On November 28, 1905, arrested Bud Mullins and Charley Parker, charged with the brutal killing of Charles Chesher.  Charles Chesher left his home in Ardmore, leaving his wife and two children to sell three horses that belonged to the Meeks brothers who were in jail at Atoka, Choctaw Nation.  Chesher traveled to Tishomingo, Chickasaw Nation where he met Bud Mullins, Charley Parker, and Arch Gregory who said they were interested in buying the horses.  The three men talked Chesher into going to Gregory’s home five miles north of Tishomingo, telling Chesher they wanted to buy some of the horses but needed some time to decide how many they wanted.  The four men arrived at Gregory’s home around 8:00 P.M., taking the horses to a pasture, three hundred yards from the house.  As soon as the horses were released, the three men pulled their guns on Chesher shooting him in the hand.  Fearing for his life, Chesher fled toward a nearby creek, jumping into the water where he hid under the river bank which was covered with large rocks.  His assailants followed him to the creek where they struck some matches trying to locate him in the darkness.  The three men fired fifteen to twenty shots into the water, which wounded but failed to kill Chesher.  Mullins waded into the creek, pulled Chesher from the water, then he threw him down on the river bank.  Chesher’s cries or mercy fell on empty ears as Charley Parker alias “Kid” Parker pulled his knife and cut Chesher’s throat on one side.  Not to be outdone Mullins pulling his long knife, placed it against Chesher’s throat then pulled the knife into the throat which almost detached the head from the throat.  Chesher body was thrown back into the creek where heavy rocks were placed on his body to keep it from washing and floating away.  Logs were placed over the body to hide their ghastly deed.  The next morning the cutthroats returned to the murder scene with Arch and Clyde Tripp who were picking cotton for a local farmer.  Chesher’s body was hauled upstream where it was placed into a shallow grave.  Two or three days later, Mullins and Parker took the three horses to Fort Towson where they left the horses as collateral on a $50 loan.  The gang relocated to Fort Towson where they took a job at John Wright’s mill.  Dissension started to grow among the trio, then on Christmas night, Mullins and Parker stole Gregory’s wife, horse, dog, guns, and kitchen utensils and headed eastward toward the Choctaw Nation.  Mullins and Parker’s travel ended east of Idabel, Choctaw Nation where

they took a job cutting fence post.  The marshal’s force received a report that some traps and coon hides had been stolen by Mullins and Parker.  Deputy Marshal Bas Clay was called to serve a warrant of arrest to Parker and Mullins for horse stealing.  The lawmen had enough evidence to make a charge for horse stealing but not for the murder they had committed. Bas Clay turned the prisoners over to Deputy Marshal Miller who took them to the Atoka jail where they confessed to the murder of Charles Chesher. 

(The Durant Weekly News - February 9, 16, 1906)

 

Clay, George Jr. was selected as field deputy in the Goodwater court in March of 1901, by Marshal Hackett of the Central District.  In June of 1901, Deputy Marshal Clay with his guard passed through Antlers transporting a load of prisoners to the Atoka jail.

(Indian Pioneer History - Minda G. Hardin) (The Antlers Democrat - April 12, June 7, 1901)

 

Clay, J. C. H. rode with Deputy Marshals Madsen, Morris and Brown near Taloga in February of 1895 to capture the T. J. Moore Gang who was wanted for the murder of County Treasurer, Fred Hoffman. 

(The Woodward Jeffersonian - February 23, 1895) (Western Oklahoman - November 23, 1895) (U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

Clay, J. S. was appointed as field deputy at Goodwater in April of 1904 by Marshal George K. Pritchard of the Central District. 

(The Choctaw News - June 2, 1904)

 

Clay, Robert was commissioned on August 29, 1892, in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, serving under Marshal Jacob Yoes.  He frequently worked with Deputy Mershon who primarily worked the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations.  It is recorded that Mershon relieved Clay of two prisoners that Clay captured before taking them to Caddo, Choctaw Nation.   The deputy marshals would often transport prisoners for one another when they had a short load. The journey to Ft. Smith was long, the pay for one prisoner without reward was three dollars so it was not very profitable to take a short load.

(Caddo Free Press - 1879) (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clay, T. M. was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clayland, Harry was commissioned on March 9, 1884, in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, serving under Marshal George J. Crump.  Harry lived in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  He was one of the sixteen deputy marshals selected to arrest Ned Christie at Ned’s Fort Mountain near Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation in November 2, 3, of 1892.  Note:  Refer to the “Capture of Ned Christie” for more information. 

(Indian Pioneer History - C. B. Rhodes) (Hell on the Border - Harman) (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clayton, W. H. was appointed deputy marshal during the Oklahoma land rush of 1889.  He worked under Marshal Thomas Needles, assigned to Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory. 

(Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889)

 

Cleaver, William was serving in Oklahoma Territory in October of 1899.  There is a letter in the National Archives from the Secretary of Interior dated October 30, 1899, that regards this deputy marshal.  An emolument return dated 1893 is also on file at the National Archive. 

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

Clegg, Frank W. was commissioned at Pawnee, Oklahoma Territory in July of 1894 through June of 1896, serving under Marshal Evett Nix. 

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

Clement, John H. was commissioned in 1897 to the Southern District, federal court at Paris, Texas working in the Pauls Valley area.

(Indian Pioneer History - Earl Witten)

 

Clemotis, made an important arrest of Mathew Craig, an accomplice in the killing of Deputy Marshals Poorboy and Whitehead.  Craig had been arrested by Poorboy and Whitehead but had escaped from the two deputy marshals after killing them.  Craig was transported to the federal court in Paris, Texas. See Deputy Marshals Josiah Poorboy and Thomas Whitehead for more information. 

(The Territorial Topic - February 18, 1892)

 

Cler, Veir, J. H. went to serve a warrant of arrest to the Wickliffe Gang in March of 1905, who were charged with horse stealing and transporting whiskey in Indian Territory.  A white rancher turned evidence against Charlie Wickliffe then came up missing.  The three Wickliffe brothers and eight others, all being full blood Cherokees, made up the gang.  Deputy Marshal Veir with his posse confronted the gang several times near Pryor Creek, which resulted in running gunfights until finally Deputy Marshal Veir, was killed by ambush. The Wickliffe Gang forced the posse to retreat after their leader was killed.  The gang sought refuge in the Spavinaw Hills where they held advantage due to knowing the area.   Scouts armed with Winchester rifles were posted in tall trees serving as look-outs to defend the three brothers.  Two years later the Wickliffe gang was still active and killed another deputy marshal, Ike Gilstrap, while wounding Dick Carey, and Otis Tittle.  The three deputy marshals were lured into an ambush while giving chase to a smaller party.  In December of 1905, a posse of one hundred law officers was sent to the area the Wickliffe Gang infested.  A reward of $1000 was placed on each of the gang members head “Dead or Alive”.

The gang was so well acquainted with the Spavinaw Hills that it seemed impossible to capture them.  Marshal Darrough took charge of the operation summoning all deputy marshals from the Northern District to report to him. 

(Marietta Monitor - March 10,16, 1906)

 

Cleveland, C. T. was appointed as field deputy at Spiro in April of 1904, by Marshal George K. Pritchard of the Central District. 

(The Choctaw News - June 2, 1904)

 

Clifford, A. M. was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database)

 

Clifford, N. M. was commissioned in the Northern District of Indian Territory at Muskogee in July of 1894 and on September 25, 1895; he was assigned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas, serving under Marshal George J. Crump.  He arrested a young Negro boy named Alexander Allen who killed a white boy named Phillip Henson.  Phillip was working in a watermelon patch a couple of days earlier when Allen and another boy walked by.  Something was said that Phillip construed as offensive and racial toward him.  Two days later, on May 14, 1892, Henson and a friend were walking across a field when Allen confronted them, ordering them to halt as he drew a pistol.  After stopping the two boys became engaged in a fist fight when Allen drew the pistol.   As he fired a shot, the Henson boy grappled for the gun only to be shot twice in the body causing death within a few minutes.  Deputy Marshal Clifford arrested Alexander Allen on May 16, 1892, at Edna, Kansas, where he transported Allen to stand trial at Ft. Smith, Arkansas.  Alexander Allen was sentenced to be executed on December 19, 1895, by Judge Parker but his sentence was appealed changing the sentence to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio.  Clifford lived in Bartlesville, Osage Nation. 

(Hell on the Border-Harman) (U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896) (National Archives, Washington, D.C. - Account # 8714) (Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Oaths of Office) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Cloud, Isaac, “Hop” was commissioned in the Southern District Court of Indian Territory at Paris, Texas, from 1894 thru 1896.  He confronted George Merchant, a resident of the Chickasaw Nation who was drunk and being a nuisance.  Merchant pulled his gun on Cloud, firing three times, missing each shot.  Cloud returned fire at Merchant striking Merchant’s suspender buckle.  The slug carried the buckle through the Merchant’s body killing him. 

(The Woodward News - November 29, 1895) (U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)

 

December 19, 1895—The Shawnee Quill--United States Marshal Hop Cloud, shot George Merchant, a resident of the Chickasaw country, at 8 o’clock Thursday night, while resisting arrest.  The ball entered the right side through the ninth rib and will undoubtedly prove fatal.  Merchant was drinking all day, and was becoming boisterous when Hop Cloud remonstrated with him about it.  He pulled his gun and commenced shooting at Cloud.  He shot three times without effect.  Cloud then fired one shot, striking Merchant on the suspender buckle, the bullet carrying the buckle clear through his body.

 

Clove, Thomas was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. 

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database) (Ft. Smith Historical List)

 

Clump, Edwin A. was commissioned in Oklahoma Territory in October of 1894 through March of 1895, serving under Marshal Evett Nix. 

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, I. T. & O. T., 1893 - 1896)