May 14, 1878 – Mayor Jacob Ricord appoints Lewis A. Clearman as Special Deputy Marshall – charged with enforcing Iowa City’s newly-passed Stock Ordinance which prohibits livestock running “at large” within the city.
Over a thirty-two year period (1872-1904) Deputy Marshal Lewis A. Clearman served Iowa City as a faithful police officer. He began in the 1870’s by simply keeping livestock off city streets, but by the late-1890’s, Clearman had made a name for himself serving as Iowa City’s super sleuth who could solve some of the most difficult crimes committed across the state.
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