From "Wyoming Tales and Trails": In 1909, the Sheriff, Alfred H. Bath, was killed near Woods Landing. His killer, George H. Sommers, was never caught.
From "Casper Star-Tribune Online" - Casper: Riding away - Albany County Sheriff Alfred Bath was shot and killed by a fugitive from Colorado identified only by the name Summers. The saga began when Summers beat his employer at North Park, along the Wyoming/Colorado border.
Summers took a pistol before taking flight in the direction of Wood's Landing. Sheriff Bath took a car as far as the Chimney Park area, where he secured a horse and followed the rumored direction of the fugitive.
Bath's body was found at the side of the road with a gunshot wound to the heart; his horse was missing.
Once news of the sheriff's death reached Laramie, a crowd of residents organized a posse with the help of a hardware store owner distributing weapons and ammunition. Summers was thought to be heading toward Centennial on the horse taken from Bath.
From "Casper Star-Tribune Online" - Casper: Riding away - Albany County Sheriff Alfred Bath was shot and killed by a fugitive from Colorado identified only by the name Summers. The saga began when Summers beat his employer at North Park, along the Wyoming/Colorado border.
Summers took a pistol before taking flight in the direction of Wood's Landing. Sheriff Bath took a car as far as the Chimney Park area, where he secured a horse and followed the rumored direction of the fugitive.
Bath's body was found at the side of the road with a gunshot wound to the heart; his horse was missing.
Once news of the sheriff's death reached Laramie, a crowd of residents organized a posse with the help of a hardware store owner distributing weapons and ammunition. Summers was thought to be heading toward Centennial on the horse taken from Bath.
From "Wyoming Tales and Trails": In 1909, the Sheriff, Alfred H. Bath, was killed near Woods Landing. His killer, George H. Sommers, was never caught.
From "Casper Star-Tribune Online" - Casper: Riding away - Albany County Sheriff Alfred Bath was shot and killed by a fugitive from Colorado identified only by the name Summers. The saga began when Summers beat his employer at North Park, along the Wyoming/Colorado border.
Summers took a pistol before taking flight in the direction of Wood's Landing. Sheriff Bath took a car as far as the Chimney Park area, where he secured a horse and followed the rumored direction of the fugitive.
Bath's body was found at the side of the road with a gunshot wound to the heart; his horse was missing.
Once news of the sheriff's death reached Laramie, a crowd of residents organized a posse with the help of a hardware store owner distributing weapons and ammunition. Summers was thought to be heading toward Centennial on the horse taken from Bath.
From "Casper Star-Tribune Online" - Casper: Riding away - Albany County Sheriff Alfred Bath was shot and killed by a fugitive from Colorado identified only by the name Summers. The saga began when Summers beat his employer at North Park, along the Wyoming/Colorado border.
Summers took a pistol before taking flight in the direction of Wood's Landing. Sheriff Bath took a car as far as the Chimney Park area, where he secured a horse and followed the rumored direction of the fugitive.
Bath's body was found at the side of the road with a gunshot wound to the heart; his horse was missing.
Once news of the sheriff's death reached Laramie, a crowd of residents organized a posse with the help of a hardware store owner distributing weapons and ammunition. Summers was thought to be heading toward Centennial on the horse taken from Bath.
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