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Deputy Sheriff James Mackay | Meagher County Sheriff's Department, Montana
Meagher County Sheriff's Department, Montana

Deputy Sheriff

James Mackay

Meagher County Sheriff's Department, Montana

End of Watch: Saturday, May 13, 1893

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 11, 1893
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1895

Deputy James Mackay succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while riding with a posse attempting to capture two men who had murdered Special Deputy William Rader two days earlier.

The suspect was arrested in Needles, California, in 1895 and returned to Meagher County. He was convicted of Deputy Mackay's murder and hanged on December 20, 1895. A second suspect was hanged in Helena, Montana June 8, 1896.