The memorial is located on the north end of Trinity Park along West 7th Street. It occupies approximately five acres of park. » Get Directions

Hours of Operation
5:00am - 11:30pm
The displays and paths are always illuminated.

By Mail
3801 Hulen Suite 101
Fort Worth, Texas 76107

By Phone
817-870-2171

William Addison Campbell

Age:
30

Length of Service:
4 Months

Location of Incident:
12th at Rusk

Date of Injury:
Aug. 12, 1909

Date of Death:
Aug. 12, 1909

Burial:
Oakwood Cemetery, Honeygrove, Texas

Summary:
Officer William Campbell and his partner, Officer Tom Jones were assigned to a foot beat in the "acre" of Fort Worth. On the night of August 12, Officers Campbell and Jones were walking down a sidewalk at 12th and Rusk in front of the Jockey Club Saloon. Suddenly, a shotgun was fired from behind the officers from a window above the saloon. Officer Campbell took the full load in his neck and upper back, stumbled, then fell dead on the side walk. The killer escaped the scene but was caught later in the evening. He was initially identified as Stokes Clark. At the time of the murder, Clark was on bond for the murder of a Texas Ranger in Weatherford in 1908. Also charged in the crime was Bob Hammond. Hammond had a run-in with Officer Campbell several weeks before the incident and was said to carry a grudge against Campbell. Hammond was later determined to be the shooter in the offense though he was never convicted. Numerous threats had been made against Officer Campbell due to the number of arrests he made on his beat.

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