Sim Carlton Cook, City Marshal

City of Woodville

On Friday, November 21, 1930, Marshal Cook, 46, was attempting to arrest George Morrison, Constable of Woodville and alleged bootlegger, for selling liquor. Morrison resisted arrest and Cook knocked him down. While George Morrison was on the ground his brother Felix said something to Marshal Cook, distracting him long enough for George to draw his gun and shot Marshal Cook. The shot tore through Cook’s face, just below the nose and came out through the top of his head. Cook was survived by his wife and six children.