Bio & Incident Details
Age: 45
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/21/1917
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and wounded
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Marshal R.S. St. Clair was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for making disloyal remarks about President Woodrow Wilson and the United States government.
The suspect was apprehended but shot and seriously wounded by an angry mob who shot through the jail windows.
