Kanawha County Constable's Office - Eskdale District, West Virginia
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 22, 1914
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 22, 1914
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1915
Constable Silas Nance was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had shot several people in Ohley.
He was at home when he was notified of the shooting. He located the suspect in Eskdale, where he was shot and killed.
The man fled the area but was arrested by a posse in Boone County the following day. At the time he murdered Constable Nance, the subject was out on parole for a prior conviction of unlawfully carrying a pistol. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging on July 9th, 1915.
Constable Nance was survived by his wife and son.