Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck

Addison Beck

Special Deputy Marshal Addison Beck and Special Deputy Marshal Lewis Merritt were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect for whiskey violations.

They located the man in a cornfield in between Childer's Station (present-day Sallisaw) and Webbers Falls, Muskogee County, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma).. As they attempted to arrest him and other men a shootout erupted and both officers were fatally wounded.

Special Deputy Marshal Beck had served with the United States Marshals Service for eight years. He was survived by his wife and two children.