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Sequoyah Houston Marshall shot
Submitted by: Kay Hubbard Thompson
Copyright Date: 6/11/2003
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RICHMOND CONSERVATOR
RAY COUNTY  MISSOURI
JUNE 21 1894

MARSHAL SHOT

Wagoner, I.T-June 20--
Last Sunday a party of United States marshals and the Cook brothers, 
noted horse thieves and desperadoes, had an engagement about 12 miles 
east of here.  

It was rumored that the Cooks were in hiding near Dick Crittenden's place 
and were awaiting his return from Tahlequah to kill and rob him.  

He hurriedly started to the place with seven armed men but they were unexpectedly 
fired upon from ambush by the desperadoes before reaching their supposed 
hiding place.

	Sequoyah Houston, a Cherokee marshal. was instantly killed and one of 
the bandits was badly wounded.

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