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In the vast and rugged landscape of Apache County, Arizona, a chapter of frontier justice came to a violent close for Deputy Sheriff William Thomas Maxwell. At the age of 38, the male lawman found his life tragically cut short on October 8, 1901, during a fateful encounter with the notorious Smith Gang. Maxwell was part of a determined posse that had tracked the gang, known for their cattle rustling and other crimes, to a camp near Reservation Creek by the Black River.
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William Thomas Maxwell
Male
White / Caucasian
Apache
AZ
1901-10-08
38
William
Thomas Maxwell
11/28/2025
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