In memory of
Benjamin F. Wilder
1892
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- May 26, 1892, aged 33
Their life
Deputy Sheriff Ben Wilder was shot and killed by a 15-year-old boy he had arrested for petty larceny.
As he was escorted to jail, the suspect produced a pistol and shot Deputy Wilder through the head, instantly killing him.
The suspect, who was apprehended several days later, was convicted of first-degree murder and hanged at the Bibb County Jail in Macon on November 30, 1892.
Deputy Wilder was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and four brothers.
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Deputy Wilder was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and four brothers.
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