[basham.ged] Email Brian Basham 1/27/2003 <planetkc.com> City Marshall James Ryan and Night Marshall James Basham were both fat al ly shot and killed in a 1908 shootout at the old Estes Hotel in Warrens bu rg Missouri(which used to be located to the southern cattycorner of Ci ty H all). Byron Hall, declared insane by the testimony of witnesses and f ami ly members, was apparently under the belief that attackers were pursui ng h im for $500 he had earned herding sheep. Before Hall committed sui ci de by shooting himself in the heart, he shot Ryan 3 times, and shot Ba sh am with a steel bullet that passed entirely through the Night Marshall ’s b ody. Basham and Ryan are both buried side by side with identical mark er s, about 100 feet North of the Confederate Memorial, tallest in the cem ete ry. (bio by: Bill Walker) Cause of death: Shot in the line of duty Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri, USA