Henry George Schnable
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Patrolman

Henry George Schnable

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Felonious
End of Watch July 1, 1909
Age 31
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 1062
The Vigil Panel 23 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Henry Schnable was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with a burglar. Patrolman Schnable encountered a burglar exiting a building in an alley behind 34th Street near Wabash Avenue. Patrolman Schnable ordered the man to stop however, he engaged Officer Schnable in a gun battle. Officer Schnable was mortally wounded. The killer was arrested two weeks later. In September 1909 a Grand Jury returned a No Bill against the suspect and they were released. Patrolman Schnable served with the Chicago Police Department for 18 months.

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You barely got started.
Patrolman Schnable gave the Chicago Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Schnable.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1909
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 31
Badge Number 1062
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Henry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1909, 99 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 52nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Henry was 31. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Henry had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Henry among them.

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Where

Patrolman Henry George Schnable

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch July 1, 1909

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-W

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