Deputy Sheriff David Morgan, Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff David Morgan

Bowie County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch Friday, November 27, 1891

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David Morgan

Deputy Morgan was shot and killed while serving a warrant.

Deputy Morgan was serving an arrest warrant on a suspect. As he was speaking to the suspect, the suspect picked up an old army musket and shot Deputy Morgan in the face. The suspect and his brother then threw Deputy Morgan's body in the Red River.

On December 4, 1891, the suspect was apprehended in the Indian Territory and jailed in Clarksville along with two others, one his brother, who were charged with being accessories. On September 30, 1892, the killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 8, 1892, his sentence was commuted to life.

Deputy Morgan had served with the Bowie County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.

Bio

Age Not available
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; Musket
Offender Sentenced to life

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Tomorrow it will be 133 years since your tragic death and you have not been forgotten and neither has your service and sacrifice to the citizens of Bowie County Texas.
continue to rest in peace Deputy Morgan

Elizabeth
Widow of Deputy Michael Haugen.
Riverside County Sheriffs Department

November 26, 2024