John Sydney Dugan

Death by Force

John Sydney Dugan, a 48-year-old white male, died on November 29, 1905, in Jefferson, Texas. He was a Deputy Sheriff for the Marion County Sheriff's Department. On November 27, 1905, Dugan and his colleague, Deputy Sheriff John W. Wilson, went to arrest a suspect. During the arrest attempt, the suspect fired multiple shots at the deputies. In the ensuing crossfire, Deputy Wilson accidentally shot Deputy Dugan. Although the initial reports suggested that the wound was not necessarily fatal, Dugan ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff John Sydney Dugan

Reflections for Deputy Sheriff John Sydney Dugan