U.S. Army · United States 
James Barton
1857
James R. Barton served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Sheriff James Barton, Constable Charles Baker, Deputy Sheriff Charles Daly, and Constable William Little were shot and killed while attempting to arrest members of the notorious Flores-Daniels Gang after its leader had escaped from San Quentin. The gang ambushed the officers, killing them. Fifty-two members of the gang were arrested and 18 were hung for the murders. Sheriff Barton was a U.S. Army veteran of the Mexican-American War and had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for five years.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff
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