Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois
End of Watch: Thursday, December 9, 1920
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: December 8, 1920
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: Died in prison in 1939
Guard James McMurray succumbed to injuries suffered the previous day when he was beaten by an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center. The inmate, who resented an order given him by Guard McMurray, hit him with a brick and then grabbed his cane beating him about the head with it causing his death.
The inmate who was being held for another murder died at the Stateville Correctional Center in 1939.