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John Cates

Case from Wellington, KS dated Jun 07, 1911

Victim Details

John P. Cates

Male

Wellington

KS

1911-06-07

46

John

Cates

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In the late hours of a Wednesday evening in Wellington, Kansas, the air was shattered by the sound of gunfire, a tragic end to what began as an attempt to uphold the law. It was on this night, June 7, 1911, that Special Officer John P. Cates, a 46-year-old man, met his untimely demise. He was a dedicated officer for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, a position he had held for three years, and on this particular evening, he was investigating a report of merchandise bei ...
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