Death
Clark died on Thursday, August 30, 1883. He gave a dying declaration and said goodbye to his wife and friends before dying.
William A. Clark was 39 years of age at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife and at least two children. He was buried in the Jacksonville City Cemetery, Cherokee County, Texas.
Suspect Sentencing
B. F. Temple was convicted of manslaughter in the death of City Marshal Clark and sentenced to four years in prison. He appealed and the case was reversed due to a technicality. The state never established the date and time of the homicide or the county. Temple was retried in June of 1885 and sentenced to 2 years in prison.
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