JOHN POE

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Officer Rank: Deputy Marshal
Memorial Panel: 10-E: 16
Department: U.S. Marshals Service
End of Watch: September 25, 1901
Cause: SHOT
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Description: Deputy Marshal Poe was shot and killed while trying to quell a disturbance on a train. Marshal Poe and a posseman were attempting to arrest a suspect when the suspect assaulted Marshal Poe. The suspect then took the posseman's gun and shot Marshal Poe. The train conductor intervened and managed to put the suspect under arrest.
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