On July 13, 1896, Chief Deputy Constable Will Jones, a male lawman serving with the Van Buren Township Constable's Office in Arkansas, walked into the summer heat with two fellow deputy constables on what must have seemed like a straightforward mission. Their destination was an area about three miles east of Van Buren known locally as “The Colony,” a place that had drawn the attention of authorities for hosting illegal craps games. The deputies moved in to break up the gambling houses, and a
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