Seneca County Sheriff's Department, New York
End of Watch: Monday, January 10, 1887
Age: 69
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: January 9, 1887
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: One executed; One sentenced to life
Turnkey John Walters was beaten to death by two suspects who were in jail awaiting trial for horse theft. The two men attacked Turnkey Walters and beat him to death with an iron stove shaker.
One suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. The other, who never confessed and kept saying the other did it, was hanged on November 15, 1888.
Turnkey Walters had served with the agency for only one year.