City Marshal Edwin "Ed" Whitaker

Edwin "Ed" Whitaker

City Marshal Ed Whitaker succumbed to gunshot wounds he received while walking down a local street with his wife.

The subject awaited Marshal Whitaker in the alley behind his home. When he saw Marshal Whitaker, he fired two shots. Marshal Whitaker succumbed to his wounds six days later.

The subject was angry because Marshal Whitaker had been dispatched to his home the day before to quell an argument. Despite not arresting him that day, the subject was upset that Marshal Whitaker had arrested him several times prior to that incident. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on January 18, 1888.

City Marshal Whitaker was a United States Civil War veteran, serving with the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company H. He was survived by his wife and three children.