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| Correctional Officer Ephriam Allison
Missouri Department of Corrections
Missouri
End of Watch: Friday, November 24, 1905 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, November 24, 1905
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Apprehended Officers Ephkriams Allison and John Clay were shot and killed during an escape attempt by inmates.
The inmates had been smuggled four revolvers, ammunition, and explosives into the Missouri State Penitentiary.
After the murders, the inmates were apprehended by citizens in front of the prison.
Three of the inmates were convicted of murder and hanged on June 27, 1907.
One of the three who was hanged was a member of the Morrison-Rosenau Gang, which was responsible for the murders of Detectives Thomas Dwyer, James McCluskey, and John Shea, of the St. Louis Police Department, on October 21, 1904. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
