In the spring of 1911, a lawman by the name of Roy Woofter, a 31-year-old male, served as a Marshal in Roswell, New Mexico. His tenure in this role had been for about a year, having previously served with law enforcement agencies in Albia, Iowa, and in West Virginia. On Friday, May 26, 1911, Marshal Woofter, accompanied by other officers, went to the home of a man to serve a warrant for the illegal sale of alcohol.
Upon their arrival, the subject of the warrant allowed the officers to ent
...Read More