Village of McConnelsville Line of Duty Death
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Town Marshal Horace Porter was shot
and killed on Main Street by a man who
walked up from behind and shot him in
the back four times.
The suspect, known to be peculiar and
mentally unbalanced, was also thought to
be harmless. When arrested he refused
to make a statement. On November 29,
1905, he was found not guilty of Marshal
Porter's murder by reason of insanity,
and committed at the state mental
hospital.
Marshal Porter had served as the town
marshal for 8 years. He was survived by
his wife, four children, and five siblings.
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Horace Greely Porter
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Town Marshal
McConnelsville Police
Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Thursday,
September 7, 1905
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