Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas
End of Watch: Saturday, January 27, 1934
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 16, 1934
Weapon Used: Rifle; Machine gun
Suspect Info: Both shot and killed
Prison Guard Major Crowson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained 11 days earlier during an escape attempt at the Eastham Unit Unit.
He was shot by members of the Bonnie and Clyde Gang as several members of the gang were making a prison escape. Bonnie and Clyde had smuggled weapons inside and were waiting outside with machine guns during the escape.
As Guard Crowson rode up on a horse he was shot and wounded. The two prison escapees were executed for the murder approximately one year later.
Guard Crowson is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Lovelady, Houston County, Texas.