John H. Scott, City Marshal
City of Quinton
On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 17, 1918, at about 4:00 P.M., Marshal Scott was fatally shot in the back of the head by Mack (Mike) Daniels, a Choctaw Indian. The details are sketchy but Daniels was apparently with two other Choctaw Indians at the time. George Jones had been placed in jail earlier in the day for being drunk. George’s father, Willie, was accompanying Marshal Scott to get George out of jail. George Jones was hit in the arm by a stray shot during the incident. Scott, described as “about 50”, was survived by his wife and son. Daniels was arrested and pled guilty to murdering Marshal Scott.