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Deputy Sheriff Jake Bowman was shot and killed when he was attacked by a group of Apache Indians led by the Apache Kid near the hot springs in Sonora, Mexico. The Apache Kid was wanted for murdering Sheriff Glenn Reynold and Deputy Sheriff Williams Holmes, of the Gila County Sheriff's Office in 1889, and Chief of Police Ben Williams of the Bisbee Police Department in 1890. Deputy Bowman had learned that the Apache Kid may be in the area of the Hot Springs and set out with another deputy to scout the area. They went to investigate a column of smoke rising from a small canyon in Guadalupe Canyon near the Slaughter Ranch. As they approached the area they were ambushed and Deputy Bowman was fatally shot. The other deputy was able to escape through the thick brush. Deputy Bowman's body was recovered several days later and returned to Arizona for burial. The Apache Kid was a former sergeant of the U.S. Army's Indian Scouts who assisted General George Crook in the capture of Geronimo. He was later charged with desertion and murder following a drunken riot in which several Indians were killed. In 1888, he was sent to Alcatraz, but his conviction was overturned one year later. Soon afterward, he and several other Indians were re-arrested and again convicted of the charges. While being transported to the Yuma Territorial Prison, they escaped, resulting in the murders of Sheriff Glenn Reynolds and Deputy William Holmes. For the next five years, the Apache Kid and his fellow warriors went along the U.S.-Mexican border, committing murders and other crimes along both sides of the border. The Apache Kid mysteriously disappeared in 1894.
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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Bowman gave the Cochise County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bisbee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Cochise County Sheriff's Department has lost 15 officers; 14 of them killed feloniously.
Jake is one of 204 officers killed feloniously in AZ, 61.8% of the 330 remembered there.
Jake is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Jake is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1893, 1 officer at Cochise County Sheriff's Department was killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 11 years on record. The heaviest was 1885, with 2.
In 1893, 1 officer in AZ was killed feloniously, the 57th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 6.
In 1893, 76 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 92nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1893, 81 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 87th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jake had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 0.8 years.
Jake had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Jake had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jake had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 28.6% of these deaths at Cochise County Sheriff's Department, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 21.4%.
April holds 9.3% of these deaths in AZ; May holds the most, 13.2%. Tuesdays: 15.7%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 93.3% of all 15 deaths at Cochise County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 57.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.8% of all 330 deaths in AZ, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 28.9% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
Cochise County Sheriff's Department has 15 officers remembered here, Jake among them.
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Kiv Phillips
Jul 7, 1882
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D. Tom Smith Dec 8, 1883
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William A. Daniels
Jun 9, 1885
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Casper Albert Nov 26, 1885
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Cesario Lucero Aug 12, 1888
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Jake Bowman Apr 25, 1893
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Chet L. Ainsworth Apr 6, 1899
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Ted Moore Apr 6, 1899
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Arthur A. Wight Feb 10, 1904
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John Rooney
Apr 6, 1913
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Edward J. Miller Aug 12, 1913
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Orson McRae
Jul 12, 1917
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Fred Kenney Jun 17, 1932
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Leroy Dale Brown
Dec 6, 1969
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Jeffrey Carl Brown
Sep 26, 1983
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