United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 14, 1900
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 13, 1900
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Died in jail
Deputy Marshal Herbert Goddard succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day in Goodwater, Oklahoma while attempting to serve a warrant on an Indian for murder.
Despite being wounded, Deputy Marshal Goddard was able to return fire with a shotgun. Five days later the suspect was found hiding in nearby woods suffering from nine buckshot pellet wounds. He was admitted to the Mcallister Jail Hospital where he died in May of 1901.
Deputy Marshal Goddard had served with the United States Marshals Service for one year. He was survived by his wife and four children.