Walter E. Richardson, a 33-year-old male who served as the town marshal of Gulfport, Mississippi, had spent nearly a full year walking the new city’s streets when his life was cut short on December 19, 1900. He was nearing the end of his term, with only a few weeks left to serve, and was known as one of the first lawmen charged with maintaining order in a community that had been incorporated only a couple of years earlier. Contemporary accounts and later memorials describe him as a dedicated o
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