Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Elmer Anthony succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained six days earlier while responding to the scene of a robbery of a delivery truck in Aquashicola.
Constable Anthony and a Palmerton Borough Police Officer were the first officers to arrive at the scene. Moments after arriving, both officers were ambushed by two of the robbery suspects from a wooded area, striking Constable Anthony in the neck, lodging in his spine, and slightly wounding the second officer. Both robbery suspects were caught in a nearby field after a five-hour manhunt. Constable Anthony was taken to Palmerton Hospital, where he succumbed to his wound on September 17, 1923.
In January 1924, both suspects were found guilty and sentenced to death. They were executed in the electric chair on June 23, 1924, at the State Prison at Rockview.
Constable Anthony served Pennsylvania State Constable - Carbon County for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Anthony gave the Pennsylvania State Constable 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jim Thorpe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Anthony.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Elmer P. Anthony 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer P. Anthony's cause is highlighted.
How Elmer P. Anthony Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer P. Anthony is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elmer P. Anthony was killed by handgun.