City Marshal W. E. "Dump" Oakes

W. E. "Dump" Oakes

City Marshal W.E. "Dump" Oakes succumbed to wounds he suffered almost four weeks earlier after being shot by a hotel and saloon keeper whom he had told to remove a lewd woman from inside his saloon on Front Street.

At approximately 10:00 am, Marshal Oakes had delivered his order and turned to walk away when the keeper shot him in the back. Reeling about, Marshal Oakes was able to fire three shots at the subject, killing him. Marshal Oakes died from his wound nearly four weeks later.

Marshal Oakes was filling the unexpired term of Marshal Gus H. Crouch who was shot and killed on February 7th, 1901.