Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal R.S. St. Clair was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for making disloyal remarks about President Woodrow Wilson and the United States government. The suspect was apprehended and shot and seriously wounded by an angry mob who shot through the jail windows. The suspect, first thought to be a German spy, had escaped from an insane asylum a year earlier. He died in jail on February 4, 1918.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal St. Clair served with the Malden Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Malden community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal St. Clair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal R. S. St. Clair 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. R. S. St. Clair's cause is highlighted.
How R. S. St. Clair Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in jail
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. R. S. St. Clair is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. R. S. St. Clair was killed by gun; unknown type.