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Federal Prohibition Agent Horatio J. Stetson | United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, U.S. Government
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, U.S. Government

Federal Prohibition Agent

Horatio J. Stetson

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Sunday, June 29, 1924

Biographical Info

Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 29, 1924
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Federal Prohibition Agent Horatio Stetson was killed in an automobile accident while on assignment in Skykomish, Washington. Agent Stetson was passing another vehicle when his car overturned in ravine.

Agent Stetson was a veteran of the Spanish American War and WWI. He had been a federal agent for five years and was survived by his parents, two sisters, and brother.