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Policeman Walter Marshall | Clarksdale Police Department, Mississippi
Clarksdale Police Department, Mississippi

Policeman

Walter Marshall

Clarksdale Police Department, Mississippi

End of Watch: Saturday, September 4, 1909

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 4, 1909
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Acquitted

Policeman Walter Marshall was shot and killed while attempting to raid a cabin where illegal gambling was alleged to be in progress. The suspect, one of four men inside the cabin, escaped.

An angry mob of citizens shot and killed a man and then seized and hanged the suspect's brother when he was accused of providing him with a mule to make his escape. The suspect was captured by a posse later that night in a swamp near Duncan.

Two months later a jury found the suspect not guilty.