Lot 198
Nix, E. D. -- Six Documents Signed by the Sheriff Who Hunted Down the Doolin-Dalton Gang. Nix (1861-1946) was a U. S. Marshal, appointed in 1893, with jurisdiction that included the Oklahoma Territory, later to be the state of Oklahoma. Nix was given the task of hunting down Bill Doolin (1858-96) and the Doolin-Dalton gang, which specialized in robbing banks, trains, and stagecoaches in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas during the 1890s. Nix organized an elite force of 100 U.S. Marshals and by 1898 the entire Doolin-Dalton gang had been wiped out except for one member who was subsequently killed when he returned to crime after being released from prison. Present are six documents signed "E.D. Nix" as U.S. Marshal of Territory of Oklahoma. They are payment vouchers for expenses incurred by Deputy U.S. Marshals under Nix while carrying out arrests, including a payment voucher, July 17, 1893 "Place under arrest, Walcot"; two payment vouchers, July 13 and 27, 1893, for "stealing timber from Indian alotment"; payment voucher for arresting Black Coffee, et al. on the Osage Res., Aug. 11, 1893; a voucher for a warrant for Jacob Smallwood for "violating the Internal Revenue….," July 26, 1893; and a Mar. 18, 1895 voucher for "bringing in Wash Renfro." One document is separated along a holizontal fold; the remainder are intact.
. Estimate Value $500 - UP
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