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Constable

Mathew Wilson

Cobleskill Police Department — Cobleskill, NY

Felonious

End of Watch November 27, 1900

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Mathew Wilson was shot and killed by a gang of burglars who passed through the town of Cobleskill. Constable Wilson surprised the four subjects at the corner of West Main Street and Union Street as they were attempting to rob a bank. The subjects were eventually apprehended. All four suspects were convicted of Constable Wilson's murder. Two were sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair, one on March 24, 1903, and the other on July 7, 1903. The third suspect was sentenced to life and died at Auburn Prison in March of 1914 from tuberculosis. The fourth suspect was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Wilson served with the Cobleskill Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cobleskill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Wilson.

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

Agency

Department Cobleskill Police Department

Location Cobleskill, NY

Platform Identity cpd.schoharie.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 27, 1900

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Two executed in 1903

Constable Mathew Wilson 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Cobleskill Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NY — Statewide

754

of 2,147 officers

35.1% 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. Mathew Wilson'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 Mathew Wilson Compares

Offender Outcome

Two executed in 1903

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mathew Wilson is highlighted in Nov.

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. Mathew Wilson was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518