On the quiet evening of October 5, 1901, in the town of Winfield, Kansas, a sudden burst of violence shattered the tranquility of the Montgomery household. George C. Montgomery, a male Special Officer for the Santa Fe Railroad, was at his desk inside his residence at 1620 Millington Street, diligently preparing his weekly reports. Unseen and unheard, an assailant positioned themselves outside a window of his sitting room and discharged a shotgun, the blast killing Montgomery instantly. The force
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