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Robert G. Anderson
Incident
Warehouse Agent Robert Anderson was shot and killed while assigned to protect the Hammond Distillery, at 150th Street and Calumet Avenue, in Hammond, Indiana. As another agent reported for duty in the early morning hours, he encountered six armed suspects who took him hostage and forced him to walk with them to the entrance gate and call Agent Anderson. When Agent Anderson arrived one of the men shot and killed him as he drew his revolver, after realizing the other agent had been taken captive. The suspects, who apparently were about to steal liquor from the warehouse, fled in an automobile leaving the other agent behind who alerted other officers. Officers stationed a Forsyth Crossing opened fire on the car when the bandits refused to stop, forcing the driver to crash into a telephone pole. One suspect was captured as the others escaped. A week later the suspect who shot Agent Anderson, the noted gangster, Joe Salston, known as the "Beer Baron" of prohibition days was apprehended in Chicago, returned to Hammond and jailed for murder. Agent Anderson's suspected killer was acquitted at trial when his attorney grilled his fellow agent getting him to say he could have been wrong about who fired the fatal shot. A few months later he was acquitted of another murder because it was thought the jury feared gangster retribution. Five years later Al Capone ran him out of business. Although he made a fortune he died a pauper in 1947. The other jailed suspect was released. The fate of the other four is unknown.
Survivors
Agent Anderson was survived by his wife and six children.
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You barely got started.
Warehouse Agent Anderson gave the United States Department of the Treasury 1 year.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Warehouse Agent Anderson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has lost 59 officers; 47 of them killed feloniously.
Robert is one of 754 officers killed feloniously in DC, 53.1% of the 1,419 remembered there.
Robert is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Robert is one of 17,622 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1923, 4 officers at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 7 years on record. The heaviest was 1922, with 14.
In 1923, 9 officers in DC were killed feloniously, the 20th heaviest of 159 years on record. The heaviest was 1922, with 20.
In 1923, 199 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1923, 200 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 16th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Robert was 41. Of the 37 killed feloniously at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit whose age is recorded, half were between 36 and 48; the middle age was 41. Robert had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 3.9 years.
Robert was 41. Of the 580 killed feloniously in DC whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Robert was 41. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 41. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 1.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 10.6% of these deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit; December holds the most, 19.1%. Mondays: 14.9%.
April holds 10.1% of these deaths in DC; July holds the most, 11.7%. Mondays: 14.9%.
April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Mondays: 13.8%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 79.7% of all 59 deaths at United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 70.2% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 53.1% of all 1,419 deaths in DC, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 35% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,102 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit has 59 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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William Daniel Dorsey
Jun 13, 1920
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Frank Matuskowitz
Jun 30, 1920
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Stanton E. Weiss
Aug 28, 1920
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James Holland Rose
Oct 25, 1920
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Kirby Frans
Nov 20, 1920
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Wiliam B. Anderson Dec 2, 1920
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Richard D. Griffin Dec 6, 1920
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Richard W. Jackson
Dec 16, 1920
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James Francis McGuiness
Dec 24, 1920
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Ernest Walter Walker
Mar 5, 1921
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Stafford E. Beckett
Mar 21, 1921
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Jacob F. Green
Apr 1, 1921
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Irby U. Scruggs
Apr 30, 1921
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John Watson
May 2, 1921
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Charles Edward Howell Jul 17, 1921
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John Harvey Reynolds
Aug 26, 1921
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John T. Foley
Oct 26, 1921
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Jesse R. Johnson Nov 21, 1921
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John O'Toole Feb 17, 1922
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Joseph William Floyd
May 17, 1922
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Charles O. Sterner Jun 25, 1922
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Howell J. Lynch
Jul 6, 1922
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Howard Henry Fisher
Jul 22, 1922
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Cary Dorsey Freeman Jul 22, 1922
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Ernest George Wiggins
Aug 6, 1922
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Glenn Henry Price Sep 3, 1922
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Grover C. Todd Sep 3, 1922
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Joseph Owen
Sep 6, 1922
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John Van Waters
Oct 4, 1922
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Robert E. Duff, Sr. Dec 9, 1922
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Elmer Guy Cole
Dec 15, 1922
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Atha Carter
Dec 24, 1922
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Burdette M. Huffaker Jan 12, 1923
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Jesse Leroy Youmans
Apr 3, 1923
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Robert G. Anderson Apr 16, 1923
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George H. Stewart
Nov 11, 1923
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William B. Saylor
Feb 24, 1924
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Bert R. McMichael May 23, 1924
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Horatio J. Stetson
Jun 29, 1924
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Daniel S. Cleveland Jul 10, 1924
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Theodore Harrison Chunn Nov 19, 1924
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William Paul Spigener Dec 9, 1924
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Malcolm Malachi Day
Feb 14, 1925
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James Edmund Bowdoin
Feb 16, 1925
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William Edwin Collins
Mar 6, 1925
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Harold Vincent Mooring
Apr 1, 1925
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Clyde L. Taylor
May 11, 1925
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William Frank Porter
Jun 20, 1925
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John M. Mulcahy
Sep 3, 1925
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Murdock E. Murray
Oct 20, 1925
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Dallas Adelbert Roberts Jan 20, 1926
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Remus W. Buckner May 12, 1926
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Thomas Bright Lankford May 26, 1926
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Vaughn Eccles Grant Jun 1, 1926
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George Hamilton Wentworth Nov 24, 1926
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Jacob P. Brandt
Dec 9, 1926
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Walter Chapman Mobray Dec 9, 1926
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Horace Thorwaldson
Dec 19, 1926
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George W. Dykeman Jan 14, 1927
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