Bay Minette Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Wednesday, August 17, 1910
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 17, 1910
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1912
Marshal Joseph Smith was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect.
The man was convicted of murdering Marshal Smith and executed by hanging in the Baldwin County Jail on May 31, 1912.
Marshal Smith was survived by his wife.