Submitted by
Loyd Bishop

Sheriff Ford Killed

Word was received here, Monday night, that Sheriff Ford had been run over by the cars and killed at Ponca City that evening. According to the Courier, Sheriff Ford with deputies L. B. Hart and D. R. Drissol, and J. J. Whallon of Ponca City were standing out on the platform as the train from Newkirk at 9:15 entered Ponca City and that about a block before reaching the platform the sheriff swung off the train. The other gentlemen went on to the station, and walked back to meet him, and found him on the track face down; they turned him over and asked him if he was hurt, and he replied "I am killed" and died in a very few moments. The body was almost cut in two at the hips and the lower limbs crushed and ground to a pulp. A jury was summoned by Justice of the Peace Erwin, and they found that he came to his death by being run over by the train. The body was then taken to the undertaking rooms and prepared for burial, and taken Tuesday morning to his home in Newkirk. Mr. Ford was about 47 years of age, and leaves a wife, son, and daughter both grown. Mr. Ford had been in office only since last November, but was counted a capable, courageous and painstaking official, and died while doing his duty as an official. He left the train before reaching the station so that the offenders he was after might not have the knowledge that he was in town, that would have been carried to them had he got off at the station. The heart felt sympathy of all of the citizens go out to his estimable family this their sudden bereavement.