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Jailer J. R.
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Jailer

J. R. "Bob" Temple

Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

End of Watch: Wednesday, April 6, 1910

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 6, 1910
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Jailer Bob Temple was shot and killed by a prisoner who succeeded in securing another jailer's pistol during a scuffle at the Lauderdale County Jail. Other officers shot and mortally wounded the prisoner.

As the prisoner lay dying, a maddened crowd of nearly 2000 people took him from the officers and hanged him from a nearby telephone pole.

Jailer Temple was the former sheriff of Lauderdale County.