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Dameron, J .L. served in the Northern Judicial District in 1894.

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

Dana, “Chief” was working with Deputy Marshal Wright when they were summoned to Colorado Springs, Colorado to make an arrest of Henry Starr and “Kid Wilson”. The two outlaws were staying at the Spaulding House with Belle Starr who was also checked into the lodging house. Henry Starr was wanted for the murder of Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson.

(The Indian Chieftain - July 6, 1893)

(The Weekly Elevator - July 7, 1893)

Danley, Charles. E. was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database)

Dansby, John was commissioned in the Western District at Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

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

Darby, was commissioned in the Western District of Arkansas at Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Sam McWilliams and Sanders were robbing the depot at Braggs Station when an alert small boy observed them. The young lad went to the Indian police and Deputy Marshal Darby giving them enough information to locate the robbers. The two robbers fell under the jurisdiction of the Indian police who killed them during a brief gunfight.

(Indian Pioneer History - John Humberd)

Darrow, worked with fellow Deputy Marshals Pritchard and Warren Bennett using twenty-six guards to take sixty-eight prisoners from South McAlester to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. The railroad company provided a special train to haul the prisoners.

(Woodward Bulletin - January 13, 1905)

BAD CRIMINALS

Thirteen Just Take From Vinita To The Federal Prison

Darrough In Charge

He Tells the Story of Dr. Wattenberger's Last Fight and Death I the Fight At Blue Jacket

February 27, 1903--Kansas City, MO--W. H. Darrough, United States marshal for the Northern District of Indian Territory stopped often Kansas City, Kansas, yesterday for a few hours visit with his brother S. A. Darrough, a real estate man of that city. Marshal Darrough was on his way to the Federal prison at Leavenworth with 13 prisoners who were shackled and bound to the seats of a special prisoner's car. The car was delayed several hours and was laid over in the Cypress yards until four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Marshal Darrough, speaking of the prisoner said:

"They are a bad set and we feel that we can get along without their company. Four of the 13 are full blood Indians in the restaurant whites. Their crimes range all the way for murder to horse stealing and bootlegging. One of the most desperate fellows and a lot is Henry Fitts, who has been set up for a five-year term for bootlegging.

I know, that charge may seem innocent enough to you Kansas people," said the Marshal, "but Fitts is a bad man. He has shot up as many towns as any fellow who has been allowed to run loose in that country, and on one occasion several years ago he held up a Marshal's posse which was sent to take him, and took the guns away from its members. I have brought only 13 prisoners with me this time. They planned a jail delivery last week that I got wind of, and I wanted to land the ring leaders were they would be safe.

W. H. Darrough

W. H. Darrough, surviving old United States Marshal now of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Age seventy-five and now active in business and political affairs.

Born in Thornton, Indiana July 5, 1861.

1885 located in western Kansas, laying out and selling the townsite of Freeport in Harper County Kansas, for the M. C. U P. R. R. Co.

Assisted in the organization of Meade County Kansas and the establishing and building of Meade Center its county seat.

Was married to Miss Lina Burford of Girard, Illinois in 1887 and there after located in El Paso, Texas.

1889 came to Oklahoma at the opening locating at Oklahoma City.

On the organization of Oklahoma Territory was appointed by Governor Steel as a member of the first board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County in 1890.

Served as a member of the City County of Oklahoma City.

1893 laid out the town of Wyandotte, Indian Territory.

1899 was appointed U. S. Supervisor of Census for Indian Territory locating at Vinita, taking the first Government census of Indian Territory in 1900.

Was appointed by the A. & C. R. R. Co. as its Right of Way, and Town site Agent when building its line from Ashdown, Arkansas to Ardmore, Oklahoma. Among the town located along this line was the town of Hugo which was named by Mrs. Lina Darrough.

1901 was appointed U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of the Indian Territory by President Theodore Roosevelt.

1904 without application was reappointed U. s. Marshal, serving until statehood.

1912 was appointed by Governor Cruce as delegate to the National Drainage Congress at New Orleans, Louisiana representing the State of Oklahoma.

In 1927 moved from Hugo to Shawnee where he now lives.

Charles B. Rhodes collection.

From Virgil White U. S. Marshals Book”

William H. Darrough, Indian Territory Northern District June 27, 1902- April 19, 19906, vice Bennett transferred to Indian Territory Western District.

Daughtery, H. A. was commissioned on December 16, 1895, in the Western District at Ft. Smith Arkansas, serving under Marshal George Crump. Deputy Marshal Daugherty lived in Witteville, Indian Territory.

(Ft. Smith Federal Court Employee Database)

(Ft. Smith Oaths of Office)

(Ft. Smith Historical List)

Davenport, Clint was commissioned on May 9, 1888, 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)

Davenport, L. P. served in the Central District from 1894 thru 1896.

(U.S. Deputy Marshals, 1893 - 1896)