Charles Henry Oglesby

Death by Force

Sheriff Charles Henry Oglesby, aged 41, tragically lost his life on October 5, 1907, in Winamac, Indiana. Sheriff Oglesby was attempting to arrest three men who were stealing a ride on a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train. The train engineer had discovered the men during a stop in Star City and requested the sheriff's assistance in removing them. Unbeknownst to Sheriff Oglesby, these men were not mere hobos but a gang of safe-crackers who had recently burglarized a store in Burnettsville, White ...Read More

Sheriff Charles Henry Oglesby - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

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