George W England, Chief

Coalgate Police Department

About 1 o’clock in the morning Friday, September 30, 1910, Chief England, 35, was walking down Main Street when James Thompson, the half brother of Park Thompson, approached him. Chief England had killed Park Thompson in an earlier shootout. The Chief and James exchanged words then James shot the Chief five times with a .45 revolver. Chief England was found lying in the street, shot three times in the right side of the chest, once in the right side of the head and once in the back of the head. Chief England’s wife survived him.