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Charles B. Streb

Case from Melrose, MT dated Jul 24, 1911

Victim Details

Charles Streb

Male

White / Caucasian

Melrose

MT

1911-07-24

25

Charles

B. Streb

Yes

06/28/2026

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Charles Streb, a 25-year-old White male, served as a special deputy sheriff in the small railroad town of Melrose, Montana. On the night of July 24, 1911, he answered trouble at a local dance hall where a man was waving a handgun and threatening people. Streb moved in to make the arrest, but the encounter turned violent. He was shot and mortally wounded, collapsing amid the music and dust as frightened dancers scattered and townspeople rushed into the street. A hastily formed posse of citizens p ...
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