Sumner County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
End of Watch: Saturday, October 18, 1884
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 18, 1884
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Cassius Hollister was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for abducting the daughter of a wealthy farmer.
As Deputy Hollister attempted to the talk the man out of a house the man shot through the door, mortally wounding him.
Deputy Hollister was survived by his wife, two children, and mother.