Manchester Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 27, 1927
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 27, 1927
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1929
Chief William Callaway was shot and killed while searching for a man who failed to report to fulfill his sentence to a chain gang.
The chief and a citizen went to the man's cabin in search for him. When they arrived at the cabin, the man's father came out with a shotgun and immediately opened fire, killing Chief Callaway.
The suspect was eventually apprehended and convicted of Chief Callaway's murder. He was executed in the electric chair on January 18, 1929.
Chief Callaway was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. He is buried in Manchester Cemetery in Manchester, Georgia.