Night Marshal
Charles Presta Vickrey
North Manchester Town Marshal's Office
Wednesday, October 15, 1930
Age: 48
Served: 10 years
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North Manchester Town Marshal's Office

Incident Details

Cause of Death
Gunfire
Date/Time of Incident
Wednesday, October 15, 1930
03:15 am
Incident to Death Duration
Same day
Incident Location
139 East Main Street, North Manchester
Incident County
Wabash
Incident Township
Chester
Weapon Used
.25-caliber handgun
Suspect Disposition
Never apprehended
Burial Place
Oaklawn Cemetery, North Manchester
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   Night Marshal Charles Vickrey was shot and killed while making rounds in the downtown business district on a foggy night.

   He and a merchant policeman came upon two subjects burglarizing the C.E. Brady men's clothing store. As they approached the men in the alley behind the store, Night Marshal Vickrey was shot and killed. The suspects fled into the Eel River and were never apprehended.

   Night Marshal Vickrey was single and survived by his brother and two sisters.



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