Patrick J. Hatton

In the crisp autumn air of November 2, 1909, a dedicated lawman, 38-year-old White / Caucasian male Patrick J. Hatton, who served as the Town Marshal, found his life tragically cut short on a roadway seven miles east of Carroll, Iowa. Alongside a county sheriff's deputy, Marshal Hatton had established a lookout point near Glidden, intent on apprehending a pair of suspects wanted for burglary. As the early morning light began to break, their vigil proved fruitful when they spotted the two men. ...