OFFICER LEWIS KREEGER
LEGENDARY LAWMAN
In the shadow of a man, one is not to find, the hidden secrets of his inner soul, but to linger on what could have been.
This reads true of one Officer Lewis M. Kreeger that served the community of Trinidad for over 40 years in the world of law enforcement. Some homo sapiens from the time they take their first breath on this planet are destined to be noticed in life for their achievements and major accomplishments. This illustrates how Lewis M. Kreeger of German decent fought for the cause of principles and Law & Order of this great country of ours during his life time.
Lewis M. Kreeger was raised in the slave state of Missouri on his parent’ s farm in the 1850s. He polished his innate skills while riding with“ Quantrill’ s Raiders”( for the Confederate cause) during the Civil War( Apr. 1861 – Apr. 1865). His innate skills for tracking, marksmanship and warfare strategy would in later years go on to serve him well as a law officer in Trinidad, CO.
Officer Lewis M. Kreeger“ The Demi-God” of Trinidad” as referred to by Officer Bat Masterson. The man that stood on a pedestal all comes to life in the book titled, Lead in Trinidad, authored by his great grandson, Bob Silva.
As one dwells on the historical banner for Officer Lewis M. Kreeger 1848 – 1913, The 1800 Trinidad Jail & Courthouse is mesmerizing. Officer Kreeger with two of his siblings 1 along with other law enforcement employees appear before the beautiful architect stone building. Discipline of senses is required to imagine the character of so many types of personalities that walked through clanking jail doors during the Wild West days of Trinidad. It would be here at the Trinidad Jail that the big,
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