Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Nebraska
End of Watch: Sunday, February 11, 1912
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: February 11, 1912
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Knife
Suspect Info: Executed in 1913
Deputy Warden Edward Davis was stabbed to death during church services by an inmate who was seeking revenge for being disciplined by Deputy Warden Davis.
The suspect convicted of Warden Davis' murder and was executed by hanging on March 21, 1913. He was the last person hanged in Nebraska.
Deputy Warden Davis was survived by his wife. He was buried in Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.