In the late summer of 1903 in North Vernon, Indiana, a domestic dispute escalated into a tragic event that would claim the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer. Marshal Gustive H. Schwake, a 64-year-old man who had served with the North Vernon Police Department for a year and a half, was killed in the line of duty. The incident began when a local resident, William Wilkerson, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, was quarreling with his wife. The argument intensified to the po
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