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City Marshal Marion Abe Bledsoe | Cleburne Police Department, Texas
Cleburne Police Department, Texas

City Marshal

Marion Abe Bledsoe

Cleburne Police Department, Texas

End of Watch: Monday, April 15, 1912

Biographical Info

Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Structure collapse
Date of Incident: April 15, 1912
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

City Marshal Marion Bledsoe was killed when a portion of wall of the Johnson County Courthouse collapsed during a fire.

He was assisting firefighters douse the fire and was on the second floor of the courthouse when a wall collapsed, trapping him.

Marshal Bledsoe was survived by his wife and two children.