Charles L. Stewart
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Railroad Detective

Charles L. Stewart

Felonious
End of Watch August 13, 1908
Age 27
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Railroad Detective Charles Stewart was shot and killed while patrolling the railroad's train yard in Amarillo, Texas.

A person who was hiding in a boxcar shot Detective Stewart in the head as he approached the train, killing him instantly.

Detective Stewart had served with the ATSF Railroad Police for 15 months.

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You barely got started.
Railroad Detective Stewart gave the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Topeka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Railroad Detective Stewart.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Topeka, Shawnee County, KS
Platform Identity atsfrpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1908
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1908, 129 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 35th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 27. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Charles had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun; .45 caliber, in 0.6% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department has 32 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Railroad Detective Charles L. Stewart

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department · End of Watch August 13, 1908

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-W

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