Meagher County Sheriff's Department, Montana
End of Watch Saturday, May 13, 1893
Add to My HeroesJames Mackay
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.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Thursday, May 11, 1893
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1895
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