The memorial is located on the north end of Trinity Park along West 7th Street. It occupies approximately five acres of park. » Get Directions
Hours of Operation
5:00am - 11:30pm
The displays and paths are always
illuminated.
By Mail
3801 Hulen Suite 101
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
By Phone
817-870-2171
W.T. Wise
Age:
22
Length of Service:
One year and six months
Date of Injury:
October 2, 1884
Date of Death:
October 2, 1884
Burial:
Sarepta, Mississippi
Summary:
Detective W.T. Wise was a Fort Worth Deputy City Marshal. In September of 1884, he went to Mississippi in pursuit of two wanted murderers. He caught up with them outside of Oxford Mississippi near the village of Sarepta. Detective Wise was ambushed and killed and then buried in a shallow grave. A search party found his grave the following day and gave him a decent burial in the Sarepta cemetery.
Wise’s killer, Dock Bishop was eventually captured and tried for the crime. He was convicted and sentenced to death. He was executed July 3, 1886, in Calhoun County Mississippi. The rope used to hang Bishop was given to Detective Wise’s widow, Dora Wise.
