Thomas Toler

Death by Force

In the spring of 1899, a simmering feud between two law enforcement factions in Hot Springs, Arkansas, erupted into a tragic and violent confrontation that claimed the life of Hot Springs Police Chief Thomas Toler. The 47-year-old male police chief found himself at the center of a bitter dispute with the Garland County Sheriff's Office, a conflict that reached its deadly climax on a March afternoon. The disagreement, rooted in the control of the city's illegal gambling operations, had created a ...Read More