Owen Kelly

In the small town of Warrior, Alabama, a young man named Owen Kelly, at the age of 21, was serving as the acting Town Marshal. His tenure in this role was tragically cut short on Tuesday, May 1, 1888. On that fateful day, Marshal Kelly responded to a disturbance at a local saloon where two brothers were engaged in a drunken altercation.

While attempting to arrest the intoxicated siblings, they resisted. In the ensuing struggle, one of the brothers drew a pistol and shot Marshal Kelly in t ...

Acting Marshal Owen Kelly

Reflections for Acting Marshal Owen Kelly, Warrior Police ...