Bio & Incident Details
Age: 56
Tour: 1 year
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/11/1914
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Apprehended
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Marshal James Jacoby was shot and killed while taking a prisoner to the village jail.
The prisoner had been arrested for threatening the life of the village barber with a razor and as Marshal Jacoby and the prisoner were entering the front door to the jail, the prisoner shot Marshal Jacoby in the head.
Marshal Jacoby had served with the Carthage Police Department for one year.
