Special Officer James Jebty Pipes - Southern Pacific Railroad Police Dept. - True Life Hero

James Jebty Pipes ("JJ")
- Oct. 02, 1911 -

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Resided:	Houston Texas, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	Oct. 02, 1911
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male / 40 yrs. of age
	Agency
Dept:	Southern Pacific Railroad Police Dept. Houston, TX USA
Dept. Type:	Federal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Special Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Homicide - Other

Bio: Not Available

Survived by:

Ella Holsomback Pipes - Wife

Louise - Daughter

James R. Pipes - Son

JJ Pipes was buried in the Athens City Cemetery.

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	Houston, TX USA Mon. Oct. 02, 1911
Summary:	During a strike by railroad unions, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company sent four special officers, including, J. J. Pipes, Gordon Knight and S. B. Crockett, to Houston. Shortly after midnight as the special officers were being escorted into the railroad shop enclosure, a crowd of about 100 strikers surged about them to dissuade the men whom they believed to be strikebreakers from going to work. Railroad special officers were stationed inside and outside the enclosure. As Special Officer Pipes entered the shop yard gate, he was shot and instantly killed. Special Officer Crockett was shot in the left breast and seriously wounded, Captain H. S. Sisk was struck by a rock and a club, and Special Officer Knight was cut in the face with a knife and his nose was nearly severed. Crockett said the shots came from inside the rail yard by guards who mistakenly believed the special officers were strikers trying to enter the yard. The official company report stated the guns used by the special officers were of a larger caliber than the .32 caliber bullets that killed Pipes and wounded Crockett. Justice of the Peace Crooker conducted an investigation and held that the shots most likely came from company guards inside the yard.
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Last Updated: May. 29, 2019