GOINGSNAKE MASSACRE

Operating within the U.S. Department of Justice and under the direction of the attorney general, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. Created in 1789 during George Washington’s presidency, USMS serves as the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts to ensure the effective operation of the judiciary and the integrity of the U.S. Constitution. The Marshals Service is primarily responsible for the protection of judges and other judicial personnel, the administration of fugitive operations, the management of criminal assets, the operation of the U.S. Federal Witness Protection Program and the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System, the execution of federal arrest warrants and the protection of senior government officials through the Office of Protective Operations. Readers of Guns of the Old West are quite…