Individual Details
Henry Clay Garrison
(10 Jul 1835 - 1 Mar 1913)
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2, 1913, Page 19: Garrison, --At Swedesboro, N. J. 1st Inst. Henry C., aged 78. Relatives and friends invited to services, at his residence, Tues. 4, 2 P.M. Interment Lake Park.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1913, Page 3: Wily Sleuth of South Jersey Dies. Henry C. Garrison Figured in Arrest of More Than 700 Men as Detective. Swedesboro, N. J., March 2.--Henry Clay Garrison, widely known in South Jersey because of his exploits as a detective, is dead, at his home here, at the age of 78. He became blind and retired from service nearly a year ago. He had been sheriff of Gloucester county, a deputy United States Marshal, State and county detective, constable and chief of police. In these various offices he made or assisted in making more than 700 arrests and boasted of the record of never having let a law breaker escape once he got his hands on him. His career was all the more remarkable from the fact that he was cripple from childhood.
Woodbury Daily Times, Woodbury, New Jersey, March 3, 1913, Page 1: "Garry" Dead. Noted Sleuth Defeated by Death Messenger After a Game Fight. Henry C. Garrison one of the most widely known officers of the law in New Jersey, died at his home in Swedesboro Saturday afternoon, at the age of 78 years. He has been failing in health for some time and last week lost his eyesight, which naturally followed the complications of diseases from which he suffered.
Mr. Garrison held offices in the administration of the law continuously for more than 50 years. He was for many years a constable, was a Sheriff of Gloucester County, later deputy sheriff and for a number of years Deputy United States Marshal and a State Detective. In these various office he made of assisted in making more than 700 arrests and had boasted of the record of never having let a law breaker escape once he got his hands on him. His career was all the more remarkable from the fact that he was a cripple from childhood, due to the dislocation of his hip by a fall. Mr. Garrison figured in two noted murder cases in Gloucester county about 26 years ago, those of George Dunham, who slew his mother-in-law, Barbara Kandle and Joseph Hillman, who killed a wandering peddler and case his body into a mill pond. As a result of clever work on his park the two men were executed for their crimes. His greatest success, however, was in tracing horse thieves and his persistency in sticking to the trail of a stolen horse made him feared by the thieving gangs and horse gpys of three states. About twenty years ago Mr. Garrison was given wider fame by the late J. T. Altemus, in his writings as Old Cap Collier, made him the hero of some of his novels as "Garry, the Jersey Hawkshaw." "Garry" did not know what fear was. Mr. Garrison leaves a widow and daughter to mourn their loss. The funeral services will take place from his late residence on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Lake Park Cemetery.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1913, Page 3: Wily Sleuth of South Jersey Dies. Henry C. Garrison Figured in Arrest of More Than 700 Men as Detective. Swedesboro, N. J., March 2.--Henry Clay Garrison, widely known in South Jersey because of his exploits as a detective, is dead, at his home here, at the age of 78. He became blind and retired from service nearly a year ago. He had been sheriff of Gloucester county, a deputy United States Marshal, State and county detective, constable and chief of police. In these various offices he made or assisted in making more than 700 arrests and boasted of the record of never having let a law breaker escape once he got his hands on him. His career was all the more remarkable from the fact that he was cripple from childhood.
Woodbury Daily Times, Woodbury, New Jersey, March 3, 1913, Page 1: "Garry" Dead. Noted Sleuth Defeated by Death Messenger After a Game Fight. Henry C. Garrison one of the most widely known officers of the law in New Jersey, died at his home in Swedesboro Saturday afternoon, at the age of 78 years. He has been failing in health for some time and last week lost his eyesight, which naturally followed the complications of diseases from which he suffered.
Mr. Garrison held offices in the administration of the law continuously for more than 50 years. He was for many years a constable, was a Sheriff of Gloucester County, later deputy sheriff and for a number of years Deputy United States Marshal and a State Detective. In these various office he made of assisted in making more than 700 arrests and had boasted of the record of never having let a law breaker escape once he got his hands on him. His career was all the more remarkable from the fact that he was a cripple from childhood, due to the dislocation of his hip by a fall. Mr. Garrison figured in two noted murder cases in Gloucester county about 26 years ago, those of George Dunham, who slew his mother-in-law, Barbara Kandle and Joseph Hillman, who killed a wandering peddler and case his body into a mill pond. As a result of clever work on his park the two men were executed for their crimes. His greatest success, however, was in tracing horse thieves and his persistency in sticking to the trail of a stolen horse made him feared by the thieving gangs and horse gpys of three states. About twenty years ago Mr. Garrison was given wider fame by the late J. T. Altemus, in his writings as Old Cap Collier, made him the hero of some of his novels as "Garry, the Jersey Hawkshaw." "Garry" did not know what fear was. Mr. Garrison leaves a widow and daughter to mourn their loss. The funeral services will take place from his late residence on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in Lake Park Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 10 Jul 1835 | New Jersey | |||
| Marriage | 26 Apr 1860 | Swedesboro, Glousester Co., New Jersey - Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick |  | ||
| Death | 1 Mar 1913 | Swedesboro, Glousester Co., New Jersey | | ||
| Burial | Lake Park Cemetery, Swedesboro, Glousester Co., New Jersey | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1835 - 1913) |
Endnotes
1. New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985.
2. New Jersey Deaths and Burial Index 1798-1971.
3. Obituary of Henry C. Garrison, Woodbury Daily Times, Woodbury, New Jersey, Monday March 3, 1913 page 4.
4. Obituary of Henry C. Garrison, Woodbury Daily Times, Woodbury, New Jersey, Monday March 3, 1913 page 4.