Corrections Officer Hiram B. McWilliams

Photo of Corrections Officer Hiram B. McWilliams
End of Watch: Wed, Nov 22nd, 1911
Date of Incident: Tue, Nov 21st, 1911
Cause of Death: Assault
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 40

Survivors

His wife, sister, three brothers and father

Incident

Custody Officer Hiram McWilliams died as a result of injuries he suffered the previous day during an assault by an inmate at the Indiana Reformatory in Clarksville.

Custody Officer McWilliams was struck by an inmate four times with a hammer. He was taken to the institution's hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries the following morning.

Custody Officer McWilliams was survived by his wife, sister, three brothers and father.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

Indiana Department of Correction Patch
302 West Washington Street E-334
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
(371) 232-5711

Tributes

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