WILLIAM W WITHERS
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 51-E: 15
Department: Lane County, Oregon, S.O.
End of Watch: February 7, 1903
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 5
Description: Sheriff Withers was killed attempting to apprehend a horse thief wanted in Jackson County. His assailant escaped, but a huge posse was formed and he was captured in Creswell under a train that was heading out of town. The suspect was found guilty in a court of law and hanged.
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