Wilbarger County Sheriff's Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, December 7, 1882
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 2 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 7, 1882
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: unknown
Sheriff Uel Musick attempted to stop a fight in a saloon in Vernon, Texas.
When Sheriff Musick stepped between the two men who were fighting, he was shot and killed. The name of the cowboy who killed Sheriff Musick was not identified.
Sheriff Musick was the first elected sheriff of Wilbarger County on October 10, 1881. He was re-elected on November 7, 1882, and served until his death.
Sheriff Musick was single. The Wilbarger County Probate records regarding his estate show he owned numerous lots of property in Vernon and 428 acres of land in Wilbarger County.