Henry Samuel Schierloh

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Felonious

End of Watch October 30, 1884

Age 25

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Henry Schierloh, Patrolman Martin Gorman, and Special Deputy Albert Russell of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office sustained fatal gunshot wounds during the Election Riot of 1884. Over 1,300 men had been deputized by a United States Marshal in an effort to prevent voting fraud during a contentious election. Many of the deputized men were criminals who began feuding with the Cincinnati police officers and Hamilton County deputies who were also assigned to protect the polling stations. As election day progressed, the tension between the two groups escalated and resulted in over 100 shots fired, 24 casualties (including Deputy Russell), five dying (including Patrolman Gorman), two seriously wounded (including Patrolman Scherloh), and 15 wounded. Patrolman Gorman died on October 18th from an infection in the bullet wound. Patrolman Schierloh's wound was thought to be non-fatal, but it was discovered that the bullet moved upward into his body and into the liver; he died 12 days after the riot on October 30th. Patrolman Schierloh had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for just one year. He was survived by his siblings. He is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on East Ross Street in St. Bernard.

Survivors

He was survived by his siblings.

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142 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Schierloh gave the Cincinnati Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Location Cincinnati, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 1884

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Not available

Patrolman Henry Samuel Schierloh 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Cincinnati Police Department, 63 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

Cincinnati Police Department

of 106 officers

59.4% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious