Abraham Lincoln "Link" Bowline, Patrolman
Tulsa County Highway Patrol
On August 29, 1929, Patrolman Bowline, 39, had jumped on the running board of a vehicle as it was fleeing the scene of a traffic accident. The car pulled into Newblock Park on the Sand Springs road with Bowline’s partner, Patrolman Ross Darrow following close behind. The occupants were escaped bank robber Dick Gregg and two members of his gang. As the two cars came to a stop, Dick Gregg shot and killed Patrolman Bowline. Patrolman Darrow then exchanged shots with the gang members during which he and Dick Gregg were both killed. A wife and two daughters survived patrolman Bowline.
Ross Munger Darrow, Captain
Tulsa County Highway Patrol
On Thursday, August 29, 1929, Tulsa County Highway Patrolman A. L. Bowline, jumped on the running board of a vehicle as it was fleeing the scene of a traffic accident. The car pulled into Newblock Park on the Sand Springs road with Bowline’s partner, Captain Ross Darrow following close behind in their patrol car. The occupants were escaped bank robber Dick Gregg and two members of his gang. As the two cars came to a stop, Dick Gregg shot and killed Patrolman Bowline. Captain Darrow then exchanged shots with the gang members during which he and Dick Gregg were both killed. Captain Darrow left behind a wife and two children.
Hugh Blaine Davis, Captain
Tulsa County Highway Patrol
On Thursday afternoon, June 20, 1929, Captain Davis, 45, was in route to
Sapulpa on official business when an eastbound bus swerved left of center to
avoid a car that started to pull onto the highway in front of it. The bus struck
captain Davis’ westbound car. Davis died the next day, June 21 at a Tulsa
hospital. The bus driver was charged with manslaughter. His wife, a son and a
daughter survived Captain Davis.