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9th September 2003 How 'Wild' was the West? US Marshals, county sheriffs and town marshals Territorial officials were assigned to help keep law and order in the West. The US Marshal was appointed by the president and was responsible for the whole territory. He couldn't, obviously do it by himself so he chose deputies to help him. Town marshals were there to deal with local outbreaks of violence. These included gambling arguments and pub brawls; they could appoint deputies too if needed. Sheriffs were in charge of the counties. The local townspeople had an election and the sheriff was selected for usually two years. They were also allowed to choose people to help them. They did a lot of work and behaved very responsibly. Due to the fact that they needed to carry a gun, they were often dubious characters. The railways The railways helped the development of law and order significantly. The...

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