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Thomas J. Smith
Thomas James Smith, known as Tom "Bear River" Smith (12 June 1830 - 2 November 1870), was a town marshal of Old West cattle town Abilene, Kansas, who was killed and decapitated in the line of duty.
==Early life==
Little is known of Smith's youth, although he was well known as having the reputation of a tough man and had been a professional middleweight boxer. Originally from New York, where he worked as a police officer in New York City, he also served as a lawman in a few small towns in Wyoming including Bear River, and in Kit Carson, Colorado, prior to his move to Kansas. While working as a police officer in New York City, Smith was involved in the accidental killing of a 14-year-old boy in 1868, after which he resigned and began working for Union Pacific Railroad in Nebraska.
Smith received the nickname "Bear River" due to a stand he made during a skirmish with vigilantes while serving as a lawman in Wyoming. A vigilante group had lynched a railroad employee who was suspected of murder. Soon afterward, railroad employees retaliated against the vigilantes, resulting in most of the small town of Bear River City, Wyoming being burned to the ground, and a shootout between town citizens and mob members erupted. Smith stood both sides off, until troops from Fort Bridger arrived and imposed martial law. Bear River City soon became deserted, another railroad ghost town.
Smith has been described as having been a handsome man, with a thick mustache, and a trait of an almost fearless nature. There are a number of examples indicating that Smith would refuse to back down, despite whatever odds might be against him.
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