Clarence Shockley

Death by Force

Clarence Shockley, a 34-year-old patrolman with the Niles City Police Department, was fatally wounded on the night of August 14, 1907, while making his rounds at the Carmi Smith Lumberyard. Witnesses reported seeing two men enter the lumberyard and hearing four shots fired in quick succession. Initially, the witnesses believed the shots were from a quarrel and did not want to involve themselves further. It was only an hour later that a passerby, Glenn Kugler, heard Shockley's groans and sought h ...Read More