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Night Marshal

Arthur Goeglein

Telluride Marshal's Office — Telluride, CO

Felonious

End of Watch July 31, 1910

Age 22

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Night Marshal Arthur Goeglein was shot and killed while attempting to break up a fight at a dance hall. One of the men involved in the fight shot him several times.

The suspect was apprehended six weeks later in Farmington, New Mexico. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years. On January 14, 1912, he escaped from a road work camp in Larimer County. Four days later he was shot and killed by a deputy sheriff in Albany County, Wyoming, when he resisted arrest.

Marshal Goeglein had served with the Telluride Marshal's Office for one year.

Night Marshal Goeglein rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis September 28th, 2019

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Night Marshal Goeglein gave the Telluride Marshal's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Telluride community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Marshal Goeglein.

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

Agency

Department Telluride Marshal's Office

Location Telluride, CO

Platform Identity tmarshal.sanmiguel.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1910

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to 8 years

Night Marshal Arthur Goeglein is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Telluride Marshal's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Goeglein's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Arthur Goeglein Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to 8 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Goeglein is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arthur Goeglein was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518