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............that Officer is awarded the Johnny Sides award given by the Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce and has done so since Officer Sides lost his life in the line of duty.
Officer Willis Wood "Johnny" Sides, Dallas Police Department, Texas
The rest of this story played out in a small town in the Ozarks of North Arkansas. On January 24th 1951 an Oldsmobile with four men inside stopped on the edge of town, and two got out. The other pair drove into town, and stopped on the main street of Hardy near the Hardware store.
Lloyd C. Clouse, the City Marshal of Hardy, was also the town Barber, and was known for keeping a close eye on his town. He saw the two get out of the car and take a shotgun into the hardware store. Based on his experience, and instincts he thought the pair might be trouble, and he went down the street to get the new Sharp county Sheriff, Guthrie Goodwin. New was an understatement, that day was his 24th day on the job.
The two lawmen walked back to the car,and saw other firearms inside.As the two subjects walked up Sheriff Goodwin told them that he needed to speak with them. One of the men pulled a Luger from under his coat, and aimed at the Sheriff who knocked his arm up as the gun fired. The round went through Goodwin's hat, and he immediately grappled with the gunman, and they fell down to the street. As they rolled around Goodwin spied a good sized rock, and used it to hit the man he was fighting with in the head,and subdued him.In the mean time Marshal Clouse had gained compliance from the other character with a .44 Special round to the man's shoulder.
Sheriff Guthrie on the left & City Marshal Clouse on the right.
Clouse then went down the street, and arrested the other pair at gun point.
The 4 were sent back to Dallas, tried, convicted , and two of them received the death penalty. The other two got 99 years each.
In a show of appreciation both of the Arkansas Officers along with their wives were soon guests of the city of Dallas. They were put up in a nice hotel, given tickets to the Cotton Bowl, new Stetsons, and Smith and Wesson .357 magnum revolvers engraved with a presentation.
Here is an image of Clouse, and Guthrie a day or two after the incident with Clouse's side arm visible. Close inspection shows it to appears to have jigged bone grips, and he is carrying it in a spotted holster. His son told me his Dad had borrowed this gun from his Brother who had served as a LEO in Marked tree, Arkansas. Said Mr. Clouse had the gun rebarreled from a 6 inch to a 4.
The Rock & the Hat.
Officer Willis Wood "Johnny" Sides, Dallas Police Department, Texas
The rest of this story played out in a small town in the Ozarks of North Arkansas. On January 24th 1951 an Oldsmobile with four men inside stopped on the edge of town, and two got out. The other pair drove into town, and stopped on the main street of Hardy near the Hardware store.
Lloyd C. Clouse, the City Marshal of Hardy, was also the town Barber, and was known for keeping a close eye on his town. He saw the two get out of the car and take a shotgun into the hardware store. Based on his experience, and instincts he thought the pair might be trouble, and he went down the street to get the new Sharp county Sheriff, Guthrie Goodwin. New was an understatement, that day was his 24th day on the job.
The two lawmen walked back to the car,and saw other firearms inside.As the two subjects walked up Sheriff Goodwin told them that he needed to speak with them. One of the men pulled a Luger from under his coat, and aimed at the Sheriff who knocked his arm up as the gun fired. The round went through Goodwin's hat, and he immediately grappled with the gunman, and they fell down to the street. As they rolled around Goodwin spied a good sized rock, and used it to hit the man he was fighting with in the head,and subdued him.In the mean time Marshal Clouse had gained compliance from the other character with a .44 Special round to the man's shoulder.
Sheriff Guthrie on the left & City Marshal Clouse on the right.
Clouse then went down the street, and arrested the other pair at gun point.
The 4 were sent back to Dallas, tried, convicted , and two of them received the death penalty. The other two got 99 years each.
In a show of appreciation both of the Arkansas Officers along with their wives were soon guests of the city of Dallas. They were put up in a nice hotel, given tickets to the Cotton Bowl, new Stetsons, and Smith and Wesson .357 magnum revolvers engraved with a presentation.
Here is an image of Clouse, and Guthrie a day or two after the incident with Clouse's side arm visible. Close inspection shows it to appears to have jigged bone grips, and he is carrying it in a spotted holster. His son told me his Dad had borrowed this gun from his Brother who had served as a LEO in Marked tree, Arkansas. Said Mr. Clouse had the gun rebarreled from a 6 inch to a 4.
The Rock & the Hat.
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