In the spring of 1899, a dispute over a mayoral election in Hot Springs, Arkansas, escalated into a tragic and violent confrontation that resulted in the death of 47-year-old male police officer Thomas Ferdinand Goslee. The fatal encounter unfolded when a neighboring sheriff, his son, and three of his deputies entered the town and engaged in a heated argument with local law enforcement officers and a bartender.
The initial confrontation appeared to de-escalate as the sheriff and his party
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