Deputy Sheriff Albert Franklin succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on October 27th, 1913, while attempting to arrest two brothers who were drinking on the veranda of the Shirley Hotel on Main Street in Edmonton.
The boys held a grudge against Deputy Franklin for having arrested their father several years earlier. During the arrest a friend of the boys opened fire on Deputy Franklin, mortally wounding him.
The man was arrested and charged with murder. He was acquitted at trial in a change of venue.
Deputy Franklin was survived by his wife. He was on the ballot for the position of Sheriff in the upcoming election at the time of his death.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
Deputy Sheriff Albert Franklin succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on October 27th, 1913, while attempting to arrest two brothers who were drinking on the veranda of the Shirley Hotel on Main Street in Edmonton.
The boys held a grudge against Deputy Franklin for having arrested their father several years earlier. During the arrest a friend of the boys opened fire on Deputy Franklin, mortally wounding him.
The man was arrested and charged with murder. He was acquitted at trial in a change of venue.
Deputy Franklin was survived by his wife. He was on the ballot for the position of Sheriff in the upcoming election at the time of his death.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
Inscription
HE DIED FOR THE GOOD OF HIS COUNTRY
Family Members
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Corilla Emmeline Franklin Fegette
1855–1942
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Lucy Garnett Franklin Chaney
1857–1927
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Nancy Taylor Franklin Locke
1859–1911
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Virginia Franklin Nunn
1861–1941
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William Benjamin Franklin
1863–1933
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George Henry Franklin Jr
1864–1925
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Ann M "Annie" Franklin Asbury
1866–1944
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Cornelius David "Neal" Franklin
1869–1957
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Mildred Frances "Millie" Franklin Woodward
1874–1964
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Zilpha Maud McCubbin
1882–1909
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