BEN J HILL

Officer Rank: City Marshal
Memorial Panel: 7-W: 22
Department: Blossom, Texas, M.O.
End of Watch: October 19, 1902
Cause: SHOT
Age: 28
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Marshal Hill was shot when he attempted to arrest a suspect for firing a pistol at an outdoor church festival. Marshal Hill died of his injuries the next day. The suspect was convicted of murder and executed by hanging.
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