EDWARD FURRY
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Officer Rank: Chief Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 41-W: 11
Department: Clark County, Ohio, S.O.
End of Watch: September 3, 1937
Cause: SHOT
Age: 38
Years of Service: 5
Description: Chief Deputy Furry was part of a posse searching for a group of bandits hiding in the Crystal Lake area. As the lawmen entered the cottage where the gang was rumored to be hiding, they were met with a barrage of gunfire. Chief Deputy Furry was fatally shot in the stomach and Springfield Patrolman Martin Randolph was fatally shot in the abdomen and chest. The suspects attempted to flee but were apprehended. Three suspects stood trial for murder and were executed in the electric chair two years later.
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