Howard County Sheriff's Office, Missouri
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 17, 1914
Age: 66
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 17, 1914
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Lynched by an angry mob
Marshal Gaines was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for creating a disturbance.
The suspect was arrested and placed in the County Jail. An angry mob took the suspect from the county jail and lynched him in the courthouse yard about 2 hours after the shooting.
Marshal Gaines had been in law enforcement for 20 years and had also served as a deputy sheriff and constable for the Howard County Sheriff's Department. He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.