Clark County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
End of Watch Friday, September 3, 1937
Add to My HeroesEdward Furry
Chief Deputy Sheriff Edward Furry and Patrolman Martin Randolph of the Springfield Police Department were shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men wanted for robbery and kidnapping.
The suspects were located at a cottage at Crystal Lake. As the deputies and officers entered the cottage, the suspects opened fire, mortally wounding Chief Deputy Furry and Patrolman Randolph and wounding a third officer. Patrolman Randolph was taken to City Hospital where he died.
One of the suspects was shot and killed at the scene, and another was wounded and arrested. The remaining two suspects were eventually apprehended in Michigan and returned to Ohio. All three were sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair at the Ohio State Penitentiary on April 19th, 1939.
The suspect who was shot and killed had previously served 11 years in prison for murdering Patrolman Harrison L. Boyd of the Marietta Police Department, Ohio, on January 11th, 1925. He had been paroled on December 6th, 1936.
Chief Deputy Furry had served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office for five years and previously served with the Akron Police Department and the Cleveland Division of Police. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 38
- Tour 9 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Not available
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Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
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