Marshal Thornton

Death by Force

Marshal Francis M. Thornton, age 52, was a dedicated officer of the Perrysburg City Police Department in Ohio. On December 28, 1905, while questioning five suspicious men at the town's train station, Marshal Thornton was shot in the abdomen by one of the suspects. The deputy marshal accompanying him was also injured, sustaining a gunshot wound to the foot. The suspects began to walk away when the two officers approached them, and when Marshal Thornton called out to them, one of the men suddenly ...Read More

Marshal Francis M. Thornton

Perrysburg salutes lawman's sacrifice in the line of duty - Toledo Blade

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