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Our Police Protectors Chapter 21, Part 4 By Holice and Debbie |
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Page 485 ROLL OF HONOR. HONORABLE MENTION MADE BY THE BOARD OF POLICE FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICES RENDERED BY POLICEMEN. |
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Name |
Rank |
Prect |
Date |
Nature of service |
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Michael Crowley & Charles Burns |
Patrol |
28 |
June 12, 1870 |
Fearless arrest of Jno Butler, who shot at them |
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Jas. McAuley |
Patrol |
28 |
April, 18, 1871 |
Rescued child from burning building |
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Geo. J. Radford & Philip Farley |
Det. Sqd. |
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June 15, 1871 |
Detection and arrest of robbers Central park Savings Bank |
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Bernard Tully |
Patrol |
19 |
Aug. 17, 1871 |
Arrest burglar, risk life, medal given |
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Wm. H. McConnell |
Sergt |
28 |
Jan. 14, 1872 |
Prompt report of break in elevated railway |
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Martin F. Conlon |
Patrol |
6 |
Feb. 9, 1872 |
Arrest of three burglars |
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Jas. S. Mead |
Patrol |
5 |
April 28, 1871 |
Prompt extinguishment of fire, incendiarism. |
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Peter Fox |
Patrol |
14 |
Sept. 8, 1872 |
Brave in presence of mob assaulting him with bricks |
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John McElwain |
Capt |
20 |
Nov. 3, 1872 |
Arrest of Donohoe, murderer of Florence Scannell |
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John J. McGinn |
Patrol |
25 |
Nov. 23, 1872 |
Stop runaway team at risk of life, medal |
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Thos. Bradley & Ed. J. Buckley & Wm. Henderson & Gilbert Garr & Hugh O'Reilly & |
Rdsmn |
15 |
Nov. 29, 1872 |
Saved ten persons from a burning building, Nos. 718 & 720 Broadway |
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Jno. H. McCullagh |
Capt |
8 8 |
Dec. 30, 1870 |
Saved a number of lives at a fire, Nos. 156 & 158 Mercer Street. |
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Wm. Schulz |
Sergt. |
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Thos. Riley |
Rdsmn |
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August Browning, James Monell, Thos., Muldoon, Thos. Kearney, Bernard Kiernan, Jas. McAdam, Jno. Layden, Philip Mohr, & Edward Moloney |
Patrol |
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Patrick Pendergast |
Patrol |
27 |
Jan. 29, 1873 |
Jumped in river at risk of life and saved a man |
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Geo. W. Gibson |
Patrol |
7 |
Mar 28, 1873 |
Grappled and held an infuriated bull--Medal |
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Richard Jackson, Edw. Maloney |
Patrol |
8 |
Mar 29, 1873 |
Arrested two notorious burglars |
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Thos. Nugent |
Patrol |
4 |
Apr 25, 1873 |
Arrest of Andrew Cluff |
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Michael Crowley |
Patrol |
4 |
June 12, 1873 |
Rescued man from drowning |
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Owen Haley |
Patrol |
25 |
July 11, 1873 |
Arrest of 17 pickpockets and shoplifters, from May 30 to July 7, 1873. |
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Patrick F. Byrnes |
Patrol |
8 |
July 22, 1873 |
A brave arrest |
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Michael Walsh |
Patrol |
7 |
July 25, 1873 |
Rescued a man from drowning |
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Jas. McCool |
Patrol |
4 |
Aug. 20, 1873 |
Arrest of desperado |
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Jno. Morris |
Rdsmn |
22 |
Aug. 26, 1873 |
Arrest of two ruffians |
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Chas. Hughes |
Patrol |
21 |
Oct. 21, 1873 |
Arrest and successfully resisting a mob |
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Chas. Watson |
Patrol |
8 |
Dec. 2, 1873 |
Courage in arresting a murderer |
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Jas. Walstead |
Patrol |
18 |
Jan. 6, 1874 |
Arrest mysterious letter-box robber |
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Rob. J. Cromie |
Patrol |
Mtd Sqd |
Jan. 6, 1874 |
Courage when assaulted by a mob. |
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Harrison Wilson |
Patrol |
19 |
Jan. 17, 1874 |
Promptness and energy in extinguishing a fire |
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John Doyle |
Patrol |
15 |
Feb. 4, 1874 |
Coolness in rescuing three boys from a fire. |
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Jas. Irving |
Capt |
Det. Sqd. |
Apr. 24, 1874 |
Breaking up well organized conspiracy to control stock operations |
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Thomas Sampson Philip Farley |
Patrol |
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Wm. G. Elder, Richd. Fields, Richd. King, Holly Lyons |
Patrol |
Det. Sqd. |
April 24, 1874 |
Courage, etc., in arrest and conviction of gang of masked burglars. |
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Jas. Irving |
Capt. |
Det. Squad |
April 24, 1874 |
Skill in working up case against "Steurer," for furnishing burglars' tools, clearing up mystery of Sing Sing escapes. |
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Thos. Sampson & Philip Farley |
Patrol |
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Michael Walsh |
Patrol |
7 |
June 19, 1874 |
Rescued boy from drowning |
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Daniel Frazier |
Patrol |
22 |
Sept. 8, 1874 |
Courage in arresting John Branstein |
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James Darwin |
Patrol |
21 |
Dec. 23, 1874 |
Assistance to Health Department |
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Geo. W. Skidmore |
Patrol |
5 |
Jan. 12, 1875 |
Rescued two children from burning |
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Michael Farley |
Patrol |
18 |
Jan. 12, 1875 |
Arrest burglar; left sick bed and partly clothed at time |
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Lawrence Clarson |
Patrol |
18 |
Jan. 12, 1875 |
Brave arrest of desperadoes, who shot at him. |
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Adam Corell |
Patrol |
5 |
Jan. 29, 1875 |
For bravery |
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Patrick F. Doyle & Alonzo Powell |
Patrol |
7 |
Feb. 16, 1875 |
Gallant conduct at fire. |
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Gustavus Dahlgren |
Rdsmn |
13 |
Mar 24, 1875 |
Courage at fire, saving lives of nine children. |
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Abm, Livingston, Philip Revelle, John E. Coombs & Michael Gorman |
Patrol |
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Wm. H. Thomas |
Patrol |
19 |
Mar 24, 1875 |
Courage at fire; saved nine lives at No. 1106 Second Avenue |
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Bernard Tully |
Patrol |
19 |
Mar 24, 1875 |
Series of officer-like acts, etc. |
| Our Police Protectors, History of the New
York Police, Published for the benefit of the Police Pension Fund, by
Augustine Costello, Published by Author, 1885.
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