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William H. Erwin

William H. Erwin 

May 18, 1935—Daily Oklahoman—Rev. Roy Rutherford will conduct services from the Hahn funeral home at 2 p.m. Saturday for William H. Erwin, 76 years old, who died Thursday.  Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.  Erwin was a territorial deputy United States Marshal.

Will Evans

Former U. S. Marshal Dies of Head Blow

October 14, 1928—Madill, OK—Will Evans, 68 years old, pioneer insurance man of Madill, died Saturday in a Sherman, Texas, hospital from a blow received on the head October 3 when he was struck by John Edgar, Marshal County farmer, with a shovel.

            Edgar, who had been at liberty under $2,500 bail on assault with a deadly weapon charge, learned of Evans’ death and surrendered.  He was being held on a charge of murder.

            Evans was a deputy United States marshal in the territorial days and an echo of bad feeling between him and Edgar in those days precipitated the fatal quarrel, it was stated.

Ed Fink 

DEPUTY MARSHAL SHOT BY INDIANS

Well-Known Officer Killed At Wetumka-- A Search For His Murderers And Progress

November 29, 1904-- Muskogee, Indian Territory--United States Marshal Bennett received word here tonight that Deputy Marshal Ed Fink had been killed at Wetumka.  Details cannot be obtained.  All the information received is that Fink had been killed by two Indians who had escaped going toward the Seminole nation.  There has been no riot at Wetumka.  Tonight deputies were sent out for Muskogee to Wetumka and every Deputy on the west side of the territory has been notified.  In organized search for the murderers will be in progress before morning.  Deputy Fink had been in the service three years and was a tried Officer.  Less than a year ago he was beaten and left for dead by Indians.  He recovered and stuck to the dangerous business of a Deputy.

HELD FOR KILLING DEPUTY MARSHAL

December 4, 1904--Muskogee, Indian Territory-- Sam Miller and Boley Solomon, two Indians have been arrested in Brockton Jail in this city, charged with the murder of deputy United States Marshal Ed Fink, at Wetumka, last Monday night.  Fink was after six Indians who had gone to Keokuk Falls after whiskey and these two were of the six.  It is not known if they are the two who did the killing, but if they did not commit the deed, they know who did.  They were arrested near Wetumka.