John Henry "Jack Hen" Daugherty

Crisfield Police Department — Crisfield, MD

Felonious

End of Watch July 28, 1907

Age 52

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Night Chief John Daugherty was shot and killed as he and another officer walked a prisoner to jail.

The two officers had just arrested the man on a warrant for selling whiskey. A friend of the man witnessed the arrest and obtained a .44 caliber revolver. The friend followed the officers and prisoner for about half a block, and shot Night Chief Daugherty in the back of the head without warning, killing him instantly.

The subject fled the scene and attempted to escape into Virginia by taking a sailboat. A posse of citizens caught up to him, returned him to Crisfield, and then beat and lynched him.

Night Chief Daugherty was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Night Chief Daugherty was survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Chief Daugherty served with the Crisfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Crisfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Chief Daugherty.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Crisfield Police Department

Location Crisfield, MD

Platform Identity cpd.somerset.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1907

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber

Offender Beaten to death

Night Chief John Henry "Jack Hen" Daugherty is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Crisfield Police Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Crisfield Police Department

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious