William Henry Garlick

1867 - 1913  (45 years)

• Name	William Henry Garlick
  Birth	18 Jul 1867
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Jun 1913	Smeltertown, El Paso County, Texas
  Person ID	I2938	The Road to Here
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	William F. A. Garlic,   b. 1834, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Amanda Ann Curry,   b. 16 Aug 1843, Alabama d. 3 Mar 1938, Comanche, Comanche, Texas, United States (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F4633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Jane Harris,   b. 22 Nov 1872   d. 11 Sep 1950, El Paso, Texas (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1891	Duval, Texas, United States
  Children	1. Ruth Gober Garlick,   b. 13 Oct 1892, Atascosa, Bexar, Texas d. 16 Aug 1978, Fresno, California, United States (Age 85 years)   2. Kate Lois Garlick,   b. 24 Nov 1894, Comanche County, Texas d. 20 Dec 1976, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Age 82 years)   3. Ken Garlick,   b. 1895, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Frederick Garlick,   b. 9 Apr 1897, Young, Texas d. 28 Oct 1953, Van Horn, Culberson County, Texas (Age 56 years)   5. Audrey Poe Garlick,   b. 29 Mar 1899, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas d. 12 Apr 1971, Olney, Young, Texas (Age 72 years)   6. Alice Laurie Garlick,   b. 10 Feb 1902   d. 21 Nov 1959, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Age 57 years)   7. Henry Lee Garlick,   b. 7 Dec 1913, Fabens, El Paso County, Texas d. 14 Jun 1922, Presidio County, Texas (Age 8 years)
  Family ID	F1005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2024

  
  

• Notes

  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76436283/william-henry-garlick Deputy Sheriff William Henry Garlick El Paso County Sheriff's Department Texas. End of Watch: Monday, June 23, 1913 Biographical Info Age: 45 Tour of Duty: 7 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, June 23, 1913 Weapon Used: Handgun; Luger Suspect Info: Juan Gauderrama Ranger Captain John R. Hughes assigned Private Scott Russell to accompany El Paso County Deputy Sheriff W. H. Garlick to serve a warrant for arrest on Manuel Guaderrama for rustling. The Guaderrama clan was well known to law enforcement. The two lawmen went to a business (store & saloon) owned by Manuel and his brother, Juan, in an unincorporated industrial area called Smeltertown. To avoid arousing suspicion, the officers entered under the pretext of buying tobacco. Juan and his mother, Marina, were the only people in the store. Unexpectedly, Private Russell was smashed in the head with an axe handle by Marina. Juan pulled a Lugar and killed both Russell and Garlick. He pulled down the curtain and hacked at the fallen officer's heads with a hatchet. Juan discovered he had accidentally shot and mortally wounded his mother. Juan's wife arrived and removed both officer's six gun's and Russell's gun belt. They called police and reported the officers were drunk and had struck his mother. Lawmen believed the Guaderrama clan planned the murders in revenge for the rustling investigation. Thirteen members of the clan were arrested. Seven were no billed by the grand jury and six, including Juan, were indicted for murder. The clan retained top legal talent. Five were tried on January 13, 1914, but the jury deadlocked. Rangers and deputies raised funds to aid the district attorney in the second trial. Unfortunately by the June 1915 trial, only Juan Guaderrama was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Deputy Garlick had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife and four children. He was buried in the Valentine Cemetery in Jeff Davis County.