Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Abraham Conrad was stabbed after responding to a fire in the town saloon.
As Marshal Conrad attempted to maintain order an intoxicated suspect slashed his throat in one powerful slash. The gathered crowd was ready to lynch the suspect, but was persuaded not to by the town's clerk. The suspect was indicted for murder with a change of venue to Fountain County where he was sentenced to 21 years in prison, but was pardoned six years later.
The effect that Marshal Conrad's murder had on the town, in large part, led the town to dissolve its existence in 1896, less than four years after its incorporation.
Marshal Conrad was Eugene's first town marshal serving only one month. He is buried in Eugene Cemetery, Eugene, Vermillion County, Indiana.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Marshal Conrad served with the Eugene Town Marshal's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Eugene community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Marshal Abraham Conrad is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Abraham Conrad's cause is highlighted.
How Abraham Conrad Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Abraham Conrad is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.