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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Remembering A Fallen Hero

Policeman Harry W. Daugherty
Crisfield Police Department
Maryland
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 1, 1934

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: Sunday, April 29, 1934
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Chisel
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Policeman Daugherty succumbed to wounds sustained three days earlier when he was attacked by a man with a chisel. Policeman Daugherty had gone to a home on Paper Street to investigate reports of a disturbance. While inside he was attacked by the suspect and stabbed in the temple with a chisel.

The suspect was apprehended the following morning after a manhunt involving over 1,000 citizens. He was taken to the Baltimore City Jail by state police officers to prevent him from being lynched by citizens.

Policeman Daugherty was survived by his wife and seven children.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

can you imagine this happening today? The citizens would be claiming the Police beat him and that the Police were harassing him and then hail him as a hero!