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William Thomas Maxwell

Case from Apache, AZ dated Oct 08, 1901

Victim Details

William Thomas Maxwell

Male

White / Caucasian

Apache

AZ

1901-10-08

38

William

Thomas Maxwell

07/07/2026

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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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