James H. Murphy, City Marshal

City of Fairfax

About 9 A.M. on Sunday October 13, 1912, City Marshal Murphy and Osage County Deputy Sheriff George Andrews when to a field to arrest W. B. Shervington on a charge of horse theft. The officers located Shervington walking on a road toward them carrying a shotgun. When ordered to drop the shot gun he took aim at the same time Marshal Murphy was drawing his gun. Both men fired at the same time. Murphy was hit by several buckshot near the heart and died. Shervington ran off unhurt as Deputy Andrews fired several shots at him also.