John A. McClain, a 38-year-old deputy with the Colusa County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on September 17, 1870, while performing his duties. On that fateful day, Deputy McClain was tasked with serving a writ of restitution to evict squatters from a property in Antelope Valley, approximately 27 miles northwest of Colusa, California. Accompanied by three other men—Alonzo Steuart Sr., E.P. Wells, and James Gongwer—McClain approached the residence of William H. Hamilton. The s
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