Alphonso J. Wake

City Marshal

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In memory of

Alphonso J. Wake

1900

Killed that day
October 27, 1900, aged 55

Their life

Marshal Alphonso Wake was shot and killed by a suspect causing a disturbance in a local bar.

As Marshal Wake escorted the man out of the bar, the man suddenly produced a gun and fatally shot the marshal.

The 39-year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on December 12, 1900. He was indefinitely furloughed, pending good behavior, by Governor Keith Neville on December 24, 1918.

Marshal Wake was survived by his wife and seven children. He was to retire the next day.

Survived by

Marshal Wake was survived by his wife and seven children.

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