William Harry Daugherty

Crisfield Police Department — Crisfield, MD

Felonious

End of Watch May 1, 1934

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Policeman Harry 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 domestic assault. 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. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life.

Policeman Daugherty was survived by his wife and seven children.

Survivors

Policeman Daugherty was survived by his wife and seven children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Daugherty served with the Crisfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Crisfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman 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 May 1, 1934

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Chisel

Offender Sentenced to life

Policeman William Harry 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