Bio & Incident Details
Age: 40
Tour: 12 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Tennessee
Incident Date: 10/7/1892
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Deputy Collector Joe Spurrier, Deputy Collector Stephen Mather, and Revenue Agent Creed Cardwell, were shot and killed in an ambush in Lincoln County, Tennessee, while en route to investigate reports of an illegal liquor still. They were ambushed as they were riding their horses down a remote trail. The agents were able to return fire and one of the suspects was also shot and killed.
Deputy Collector Mather was killed at the scene. Other agents were able to take the two wounded agents to a local doctor where Agent Cardwell died later in the day. Chief Deputy Spurrier was taken to his home in Nashville where he succumbed to his wounds three weeks later.
Deputy Collector Spurrier had served in federal law enforcement for 12 years. Before joining the Revenue Service he had served with the US Marshals Services.
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Deputy Collector Stephen D. Mather |
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Revenue Agent S. Creed Cardwell |
