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Incident
Corporal Brady Paul was shot and killed working a road block east of New Castle. On December 27, 1929, Corporal Paul and Patrolman Ernest Moore set up a roadblock on the Butler Highway, three miles east of New Castle, Lawrence County, near Baldwin Hill, to stop a Chevrolet sedan bearing Ohio registration plates. The officers stopped the suspected vehicle, driven by Glenn Dague. With Dague were Irene Schroeder and her five year old son. When Corporal Paul asked Dague to step out of the car, Schroeder came around from the passenger side and fired shots at both officers. Corporal Paul was taken to Jameson Memorial Hospital at New Castle, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Patrolman Moore recovered from his wounds. Escapees Dague and Schroeder were apprehended 19 days later in a shoot-out with a sheriff's posse in Arizona. They were extradited to Pennsylvania to face murder charges. A special prosecutor, the renowned Charles J. Margiotti of Punxsutawney, handled the Commonwealth's case. Both defendants were found guilty and were executed at Rockview Penitentiary on February 23, 1931. Schroeder was the first female to be executed at Rockview. Corporal Paul had been with the Pennsylvania Highway Patrol for less than four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Paul gave the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Paul.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol has lost 18 officers; 8 of them killed feloniously.
Brady is one of 598 officers killed feloniously in PA, 47.4% of the 1,262 remembered there.
Brady is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Brady is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1929, 2 officers at Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.
In 1929, 10 officers in PA were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 152 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 16.
In 1929, 205 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 12th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1929, 206 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 14th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Brady was 25. Of the 8 killed feloniously at Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol whose age is recorded, half were between 24 and 27; the middle age was 24.5. Brady had served 3.9 years; the middle length of service was 2.3 years.
Brady was 25. Of the 585 killed feloniously in PA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 37. Brady had served 3.9 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Brady was 25. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Brady had served 3.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Brady was 25. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Brady had served 3.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 25% of these deaths at Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, more than any other month. Fridays: 50%.
December holds 9.9% of these deaths in PA; September holds the most, 10.5%. Fridays: 15.6%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Fridays: 14.3%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 44.4% of all 18 deaths at Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 25% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 47.4% of all 1,262 deaths in PA, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 18.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 20.4% of these deaths.
His people
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol has 18 officers remembered here, Brady among them.
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Martin Aloysius Hanahoe
Feb 27, 1927
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Vincent Alphonso Hassen
Dec 27, 1927
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Sharon C. Wible
Feb 6, 1928
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Andrew W. Miller
Apr 1, 1928
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James Fenton Proof
Aug 29, 1928
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Russell Theodore Swanson
Apr 19, 1929
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Wells Cortright Hammond
Oct 14, 1929
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Brady Clemens Paul
Dec 27, 1929
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Thomas E. Lawry
Jan 31, 1930
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Arthur Allen Koppenhaver
Jul 13, 1930
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Thomas Barnett Elder Mar 22, 1931
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Orville A. Mohring
Dec 11, 1931
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Joseph A. Conrad
Sep 6, 1932
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Charles Edward Householder, Jr.
Aug 19, 1933
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Herbert Paul Brantlinger
Sep 3, 1933
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Joseph L. Fulton
Jun 4, 1936
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Joe B. Champion
Jul 15, 1936
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J. Lee Clarke
Mar 1, 1937
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 62-W
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