Mobile and Ohio Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch Sunday, December 22, 1912
Add to My HeroesAlexander M. McGill
Special Agent Alexander McGill was shot and killed near Elrod, Alabama while patrolling passenger train Number 103 between Artesia, Mississippi, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
He encountered a railroad porter selling whiskey to passengers in a baggage car. The porter shot Agent McGill and then threw his body from the train onto the railroad bridge over Sipsey River in Alabama. The suspect was arrested and taken to Birmingham, Alabama, to avoid a lynching.
The 40-year-old porter was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. In July of 1935, he was paroled for 12 months. In July of 1936, he was listed as an escapee when he failed to return to prison. In January 1937 word was received from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that he had died in a hospital there.
Special Agent McGill had served with the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Police for five years and had previously served as the police chief of the Tuscaloosa Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife and five children.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour 12 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Alabama
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Sentenced to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 5 ReflectionsAgent McGill,
On today, the 110th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.
R.I.P.
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