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Deputy Collector

Jerome E. Goodner

United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue — Washington, DC

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 26, 1875

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Also Remembered Department 26

Incident

Location: Tennessee Incident Date: Friday, January 22, 1875 Weapon: Rifle Offender: Never charged

Deputy Collector Jerome Goodner succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained several days earlier when he was shot in DeKalb County, Tennessee, after seizing an illegal still.

He and a posseman had taken custody of the still as evidence from a group of moonshiners and were returning to Alexandria with it, but stopped at a home to sleep for the night. The group of moonshiners got reinforcements and a mob of 40 people confronted Deputy Collector Goodner and the posseman and demanded that he hand over the still and equipment.

Deputy Collector Goodner refused to hand it over. The next day he and the posseman were ambushed as they set off for Alexandria. Deputy Goodner was fatally wounded in the exchange of shots.

Deputy Collector Goodner was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters, and is buried at Eastview Cemetery in Alexandria, Tennessee.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Collector Goodner served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Office of Internal Revenue

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtoirfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 26, 1875

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Military Service

Jerome E. Goodner served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jerome is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1875, 28 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 157th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Jerome was 30. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

Age by years of service

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

By month

By day of the week

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause

Weapons recorded