In the quiet town of Hutchinson, Kansas, the evening of December 11, 1910, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 50-year-old Deputy Sheriff Thomas Simpson Fowler. A married merchant and respected lawman, Fowler was assisting the local police department in a stakeout. The focus of their surveillance was a cache of burglary tools, strategically hidden and awaiting the return of their owner. The authorities hoped to apprehend the individuals planning to use them, with a local
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