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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