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James Edward

Death by Force
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James Edward Roberts, 51, male, was a deputized civilian from the Council Grove area in Morris County, Kansas. On the night of May 12, 1900, he joined another local man in taking up a watch on the railroad bridge just north of Dunlap, hoping to intercept two men who had broken out of the Marysville jail days earlier. As Roberts leaned to look over the bridge, one fugitive positioned below leveled a shotgun and fired. Roberts was killed where he stood, his brief tour as a citizen deputy ending in ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    James Edward

    Male

    Council Grove

    KS

    1900-05-12

    51

    James

    Edward

    11/07/2025

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