Town Marshal Jeremiah Hughes
Easley Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Thursday, June 23, 1892

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, June 23, 1892
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1893

Marshal Hughes was shot and killed at approximatel 2200 hours after responding a person reported being threatened. The man had been at a dance when he got into an argument with another man, who threatened to go home and retrieve a gun. The victim reported the incident to Marshal Hughes, who accompanied the man home. Marshal Hughes then sat on the man's froot porch.

The suspect came to the home, and seeing Marshal Hughes on the front porch, and thinking he was the original victim, opened fire with a shotgun. Marshal Hughes was struck in the back and died. One suspect was arrested at the scene but the other fled to North Carolina. He was captured, returned to Easley, and hanged for the crime on October 7, 1892.