Seattle Police Department, Washington
End of Watch: Saturday, December 31, 1932
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: December 31, 1932
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Ellsworth Cordes was killed when his police motorcycle struck a streetcar at First Avenue South and Horton Street.
His partner, Police Officer Ralph Ahner, had been killed in a motorcycle crash three blocks away only three months earlier.
Officer Cordes had been a member of the Seattle Police Department for two years and was survived by his wife and daughter.