Policeman Clifton J. Slaton

Policeman Slaton was shot and killed as he and another officer attempted to arrest a man for carrying a pistol. The suspect, and an acquaintance, had agreed to leave town because they were both drunk. After riding a short distance they both turned around and returned to a hitching post.

Upon learning that the men returned, and that one of them was armed, Policeman Slaton and the other officer went to the hitching post to arrest them. When the officers told the man he was under arrest he immediately pulled a pistol from his overcoat pocket and opened fired. Policeman Slaton returned fire and both men were fatally wounded.

Policeman Slaton had served as a night policeman for 3 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.