Albert Woodard McCorkle
Shelby County Sheriff's Department
Sunday, October 10, 1880
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Incident Details
Cause of Death:Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident:
Saturday, October 9, 1880
03:45 pm
Incident to Death Duration:
1 day
Incident Location:
Broadway Street near Harrison Street, Shelbyville
Incident County:
Shelby
Incident Township:
Addison
Weapon Used:
Pistol
Suspect Disposition:
Discharged in 1885
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Sheriff McCorkle
Albert Woodard McCorkle
Shelby County Sheriff's Department
Sunday, October 10, 1880
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Sheriff Albert McCorkle died the day after suffering a gunshot wound while removing two subjects from Hardebeck's Saloon.
He had escorted the intoxicated brothers, who had been involved in a large brawl with other patrons, from the saloon and ordered them to go home.
Once outside, words were exchanged as they walked away when one brother drew a pistol and fired. Sheriff McCorkle was shot in the chest and died the following morning.
The 17-year-old suspect fled the scene and was able to elude capture despite a $1,000 reward until he surrendered in October 1883. He was later convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to two years in prison and discharged in 1885.
Sheriff McCorkle, a Democrat from Shelbyville, was in the second year of his second, two-year term in office as the 17th sheriff of Shelby County. He was survived by his wife and 2-year-old daughter.
Historical Notes • Sheriff McCorkle held the second-longest term in office, at three years, 311 days, of the 21 sheriffs with line of duty deaths in Indiana. |
Read more on our research at Honoring Our Fallen Sheriffs.
Personal Details
Age: 32Law Enforcement Service:
10 years, 0 months
Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville
(unmarked grave)