THEODORE CATLIN

Officer Rank: Warden
Memorial Panel: 27-E: 16
Department: Michigan Department of Corrections
End of Watch: January 26, 1922
Cause: NIFE
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 19
Description: Warden Catlin and Deputy Warden Fred Menhennett, of the Marquette Branch Prison, were both stabbed by prisoners during a Sunday afternoon movie showing at the prison.. Deputy Menhennett died at the scene, while Warden Catlin lived for six more weeks. The inmate was reportedly angry at the new warden for taking away some of his freedoms that were granted to him by the previous warden.
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