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A portrait of William L. (Billy) Brooks, a stage coach driver, marshal of Newton, Kansas, policeman in Ellsworth, Kansas, and criminal. Brooks was marshal of Newton and policeman in Ellsworth in 1872. In several incidents, Brooks was reported to have shot and killed men. According to several newspaper articles, Brooks was killed stealing horses and interferring with the transportation of U.S. Mail.
Date: Between 1870 and 1874
Item Number: 213408
Call Number: B Brooks, Billy *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213408
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Theft
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Ellsworth
Places - Cities and towns - Newton
Places - Counties - Ellsworth
Places - Counties - Harvey
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Type of Material - Photographs
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