On January 1, 1881 Marshal George Campbell, and his deputy Bill Johnson hire "toughs" to plaster the town with bullets. They want to bring to attention that the jobs that they perform are not being paid well enough. He will be shot and killed by City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire April 14, 1881
Source: El Paso Lawman G.W. Campbell by Fred R. Egloff
Killed in El Paso Texas by Dallas Stoudenmire in what is called the "4 Dead in 5 seconds" Gunfight. Campbell dies very early on the morning of the 15th even though his headstone reads the 14th.
George Washington Campbell (1850-1881) – Deputy in Clay County, Texas; cattle detective in New Mexico; and City Marshal in El Paso, Texas briefly. Born on December 23, 1850, in Greenup County, Kentucky, Campbell's father died six months before he was born, and his mother died when the boy was just nine. His relatives then raised him and his three brothers and a sister. By 1875, Campbell had moved to Montague County, Texas, where he worked as a cattle ranch cook. However, the following year, he lived at Henrietta, Texas, where he became a deputy under Sheriff John T. Craig. Working as a lawman, he soon earned a reputation for bravery and honesty. On May 15, 1880, he accepted a job as a detective for a cattle raisers' association in New Mexico. Traveling throughout the state, he was in El Paso, Texas, and was offered a position of El Paso City Marshal by the end of the year. However, as the salary was either too low or went unpaid, he resigned in January 1881. Unfortunately for Campbell, he inadvertently got involved in a gunfight, often referred to as the Four Dead in Five Seconds gunfight, and was shot by El Paso City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire on April 14, 1881. Campbell died the following day.
Source: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lawmen-list-c/
Source: El Paso Lawman G.W. Campbell by Fred R. Egloff
Killed in El Paso Texas by Dallas Stoudenmire in what is called the "4 Dead in 5 seconds" Gunfight. Campbell dies very early on the morning of the 15th even though his headstone reads the 14th.
George Washington Campbell (1850-1881) – Deputy in Clay County, Texas; cattle detective in New Mexico; and City Marshal in El Paso, Texas briefly. Born on December 23, 1850, in Greenup County, Kentucky, Campbell's father died six months before he was born, and his mother died when the boy was just nine. His relatives then raised him and his three brothers and a sister. By 1875, Campbell had moved to Montague County, Texas, where he worked as a cattle ranch cook. However, the following year, he lived at Henrietta, Texas, where he became a deputy under Sheriff John T. Craig. Working as a lawman, he soon earned a reputation for bravery and honesty. On May 15, 1880, he accepted a job as a detective for a cattle raisers' association in New Mexico. Traveling throughout the state, he was in El Paso, Texas, and was offered a position of El Paso City Marshal by the end of the year. However, as the salary was either too low or went unpaid, he resigned in January 1881. Unfortunately for Campbell, he inadvertently got involved in a gunfight, often referred to as the Four Dead in Five Seconds gunfight, and was shot by El Paso City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire on April 14, 1881. Campbell died the following day.
Source: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lawmen-list-c/
On January 1, 1881 Marshal George Campbell, and his deputy Bill Johnson hire "toughs" to plaster the town with bullets. They want to bring to attention that the jobs that they perform are not being paid well enough. He will be shot and killed by City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire April 14, 1881
Source: El Paso Lawman G.W. Campbell by Fred R. Egloff
Killed in El Paso Texas by Dallas Stoudenmire in what is called the "4 Dead in 5 seconds" Gunfight. Campbell dies very early on the morning of the 15th even though his headstone reads the 14th.
George Washington Campbell (1850-1881) – Deputy in Clay County, Texas; cattle detective in New Mexico; and City Marshal in El Paso, Texas briefly. Born on December 23, 1850, in Greenup County, Kentucky, Campbell's father died six months before he was born, and his mother died when the boy was just nine. His relatives then raised him and his three brothers and a sister. By 1875, Campbell had moved to Montague County, Texas, where he worked as a cattle ranch cook. However, the following year, he lived at Henrietta, Texas, where he became a deputy under Sheriff John T. Craig. Working as a lawman, he soon earned a reputation for bravery and honesty. On May 15, 1880, he accepted a job as a detective for a cattle raisers' association in New Mexico. Traveling throughout the state, he was in El Paso, Texas, and was offered a position of El Paso City Marshal by the end of the year. However, as the salary was either too low or went unpaid, he resigned in January 1881. Unfortunately for Campbell, he inadvertently got involved in a gunfight, often referred to as the Four Dead in Five Seconds gunfight, and was shot by El Paso City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire on April 14, 1881. Campbell died the following day.
Source: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lawmen-list-c/
Source: El Paso Lawman G.W. Campbell by Fred R. Egloff
Killed in El Paso Texas by Dallas Stoudenmire in what is called the "4 Dead in 5 seconds" Gunfight. Campbell dies very early on the morning of the 15th even though his headstone reads the 14th.
George Washington Campbell (1850-1881) – Deputy in Clay County, Texas; cattle detective in New Mexico; and City Marshal in El Paso, Texas briefly. Born on December 23, 1850, in Greenup County, Kentucky, Campbell's father died six months before he was born, and his mother died when the boy was just nine. His relatives then raised him and his three brothers and a sister. By 1875, Campbell had moved to Montague County, Texas, where he worked as a cattle ranch cook. However, the following year, he lived at Henrietta, Texas, where he became a deputy under Sheriff John T. Craig. Working as a lawman, he soon earned a reputation for bravery and honesty. On May 15, 1880, he accepted a job as a detective for a cattle raisers' association in New Mexico. Traveling throughout the state, he was in El Paso, Texas, and was offered a position of El Paso City Marshal by the end of the year. However, as the salary was either too low or went unpaid, he resigned in January 1881. Unfortunately for Campbell, he inadvertently got involved in a gunfight, often referred to as the Four Dead in Five Seconds gunfight, and was shot by El Paso City Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire on April 14, 1881. Campbell died the following day.
Source: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lawmen-list-c/
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