Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: California
Incident Date: 11/17/1855
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Hanged in 1856
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Marshal Richardson was shot and killed during a confrontation.
Marshal Richardson was quarrelling with Charles Cora in front of Fox and O'Connor's store on Clay street, between Montgomery and Leidesdorff streets. Cora killed Richardson between 6 and 7 o'clock.
Cora was arrested and placed in custody of the City Marshal. There was talk of lynching, but it was decided to have the law enforced at trial. The suspect was convicted of Marshal Richardson's murder and hanged in 1856.
Marshal Richardson was survived by his wife. He was the United States Marshal for the Northern District of California.
