Lieutenant Dunigan Officer John A. Conrad Herbert L. Copeland shot and killed D.C. Police Lieutenant David T. Dunigan, Officer John A. Conrad, and Charles County Deputy Sheriff Lawrence McParland, on May 21,...
WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED MARCH 3, 1915, PAGE 3 GAWEN DEATH PUZZLES Report Says Bicycle Patrolman Who Fell Was Assaulted. POLICE MAKE INVESTIGATION Fail, However, to Find Any Evidence to Substantiate Rumor—Coroner Nevitt to Hold Inquest This Morning—Physicians...
THE DEATH OF OFFICER EUGENE C. SMITH PARTIAL WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JANUARY 2, 1910, PAGE 16 SMITH’S FALL IS FATAL CROSSING POLICEMAN DIES OF A FRACTURED SKULL OTHERS HURT ON ICY WALKS. One death and a score or more injuries have resulted...
THIS STORY REPORTS THE 1909 SHOOTING DEATH OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. MATHEWS AT THE HANDS OF OFFICER JOHN W. COLLIER AT THE FIFTH PRECINCT STATION HOUSE. THE CRIMINAL TRIAL THAT RESULTED IN A COURTROOM FIST FIGHT BETWEEN THE OPPOSING ATTORNEY’S THAT THE DEFENDANT HELPED...
THE DEATH OF OFFICER WILLIAM E. YETTON ON NOVEMBER 9, 1908. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN INCIDENT HE WAS INVOLVED IN DURING HIS EARLY CAREER. WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 16, 1897, PAGE 2 Prisoner’s Bite Proves Serious During a fight in Glick’s alley, July 5, Policeman...
THE STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE SHOOTING DEATH OF OFFICER JOHN JACOB SMITH ON JULY 4, 1904. WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE DATED JULY 5, 1904, PAGE 2 SHOT BY CAVALRYMAN John J. Smith Probably Fatal Wounded SAMUEL YOUNG UNDER ARREST Unprovoked Attempt to Kill...
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