Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Edward Dawes and City Marshal Thomas Stagg, of the Echo City Police Department, were shot and killed while riding with a posse attempting to arrest two suspects. Deputy Dawes was shot in the chest and died at the scene.
The suspects were found barricaded in a cabin and one was executed by firing squad December 15, 1896.
Deputy Dawes also served as the Evanston City Marshall and was a veteran of the Civil War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and is buried in Evanston Cemetery, Evanston, Uinta County, Wyoming.
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Deputy Sheriff Dawes served with the Uinta County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Evanston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Edward N. Dawes is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In WY, 41 of 63 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.1% of this state's fallen. That is 10.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Uinta County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward N. Dawes's cause is highlighted.
How Edward N. Dawes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward N. Dawes is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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