Much has been written about peace officers, including a host of
stories about Texas Rangers, U.S. marshals, and many town marshals
from years past. The history and exploits of constables, another
large group of peace officers, have remained largely untold. This
book traces in some detail the history of Texas constables, from
January 1823, when the first law enforcement officers, two
constables, were appointed in Stephen F. Austin's Colony, to the
present day. In addition, a brief history of the origin of the
office in medieval France and England and its role in colonial
America is given in an appendix. The book examines the changing
duties of the office of constable, compares the role of urban and
rural constables, and documents the position the office has in
local government as well as law enforcement. The careers of a
number of constables are highlighted, among them Gus Krempkau, who
in 1881 was one of four people killed in that many minutes in a
dusty El Paso street; John Selman, a one-time cattle thief and a
party to the Lincoln County (New Mexico) Wars, who in 1892 was
elected constable in El Paso and went on to become the most active
lawman in the area; and Thomas R. Hickman, who began his law
enforcement career as a deputy constable and ended it more than
fifty years later as Chairman of the Texas Public Safety
Commission. A second appendix provides brief career summaries of a
number of well known gunfighters and lawmen outside of Texas, among
them James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, Virgil and Wyatt Earp, and
Buford "Walking Tall" Pusser, who served as constables at one time
or another in their lives.
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