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Travels Of A U.S. Deputy Marshal

by W.C. Madison; Cover Design or Artwork by Larry Dawson

152 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-3102; ISBN 1-4251-6682-2; US$18.25, C$18.25, EUR12.47, £9.42

This book explains the appointment procedures and operations of the U.S. Marshal Service from 1961 to 1973 as lived by the author.

About the Book

This book describes some of the U.S. District Court procedures and the conditions imposed on the Deputy Marshal. It explains the special assignments and the selection process of the deputies' appointment by the U.S. Marshal Director. The intensive special training imposed on the selectees and the special assignments they are sent on. It also shows the latitude a deputy has in carrying out his assignment. While on the assignment, the deputy is not responsible to orders of the U.S. Marshal whose district he may be in, but only to the Director, U.S. Marshal Service.

About the Author

Mr. Madison entered the Law Enforcement Academy of the San Antonio, Texas, police department in the fall of 1951 and graduated from the academy in the spring of 1952. He was assigned to the patrol division on the 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift. He attained the rank of detective and eventually was promoted to sergeant.

In 1962, he accepted a U.S. Senate appointment as a Deputy U.S. Marshal.

In 1973, he was forced to retire from injuries received in an accident in Alabama during the Civil Rights uprising in the deep South.

In 1974, he was appointed Chief of Police of two small Texas cities where he served until 1978, and in 1979 was appointed Regional Coordinator of the Law Enforcement Academy at Southwest Texas Junior College until he retired in 1997.