County's First Law Men
N 32° 43.006 W 100° 55.075
14S E 320251 N 3621514
A historic marker relating early Scurry County law enforcement history
Waymark Code: WMJE0K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2013
Views: 5
One of two markers on the west wall of the Scurry County Courthouse.
Marker Number: 1091
Marker Text:
First sheriff elected when the county was organized, 1884, was W. W. "Uncle Billy" Nelson. He authorized the first "Calaboose" (jail)--a frame structure only 8x10x8 feet. Uncle Billy resigned; however, after 6 months; cowboys were an unruly lot.
T. J. Faught was next appointed sheriff, 1885. He gained respect of cowhands when, using a wooden pool cue as a weapon, he calmed a rowdy group in the west side saloon. Faught never wore a gun; was elected 3 terms, 1886-1892.
In original Snyder town plat, a street was named for Sheriff Faught; it is now 27th Street. (1967)
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