Deputy City Marshal

Albert Jordan

Howe Police Department — Howe, TX
Felonious
End of Watch March 20, 1903
Age 22
Tour of Duty 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Jordan was shot and killed while attempting to disarm a disorderly man. The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. On December 6, 1910, he escaped from prison and was later shot and killed in Missouri when he resisted arrest.

Deputy Marshal Jordan had been with the agency for only three months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy City Marshal Jordan served with the Howe Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Howe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy City Marshal Jordan.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Howe, Grayson County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.grayson.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1903
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Albert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

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Time

In 1903, 103 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 50th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Albert was 22. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Albert had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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Deputy City Marshal Albert Jordan

Howe Police Department · End of Watch March 20, 1903

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