JAMES WASHINGTON HAMMOND

Officer Rank: Town Marshal
Memorial Panel: 60-E: 28
Department: Statham, Georgia, P.D.
End of Watch: February 1, 1907
Cause: SHOT
Age: 37
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Town Marshal Hammond was shot as he attempted to rouse a man who had fallen asleep on the railroad tracks. The man awoke, pulled a gun and shot Marshal Hammond twice in the chest. Marshal Hammond died at the scene. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder.
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